Andrew McIntosh was born in London, Ontario, on September 30, 1883, the son of Andrew McIntosh and Sophie McLarren (nee McPhee) McIntosh, both originally from Scotland, but having immigrated to Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Andrew’s siblings included Maggie (born 1879); Thomas (born 1880); Mary (born 1886); Isabelle (born 1890); Raymond (born 1890); and Alexander (born 1893). At the time of his enlistment, Andrew was living in Sarnia. Enlisting on November 16, 1915 in Sarnia with the 70th Battalion, Andrew, single at the time, listed his occupation as an R.R. Conductor. Andrew would become a member of the Army, Canadian Infantry, Central Ontario Regiment, 58th Battalion, with the rank of Private. On September 17, 1916, he would lose his life while fighting during the Battle of the Somme, France. Andrew McIntosh would later be officially listed as, Killed in Action. While taking part in an attack at Courcelette, he was instantly killed in the early morning of September 17th, 1916, by the explosion of a heavy caliber shell. No record of burial. Thirty-two year old Andrew McIntosh has no known grave. He is memorialized on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G