Regimental number | 4729 |
Place of birth | Laura, South Australia |
School | State School |
Other training | School of Mines, Mechanic |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Machinist |
Address | Gawler, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R E Angrave, Commercial Road, Gawler West, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Military Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Good natured and light hearted and loved by all his friends. He rode 100 miles on a push bike to enlist and 150 mile by train presenting himself at the recruiting office 5 times before acceptance. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 19.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Bulls Road Cemetery, (Plot 1, Row A, Grave 42), Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 149 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Thomas and Rosalie Ellen Angrave of Gawler Railway, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Uncle: 258 Pte Alfred James ANGRAVE, 1st Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 3 June 1916; H.R. Dack (uncle) killed at Polygon Wood; John Wilcomb (cousin); G.McLeod; A Wilcomb (cousin). Killed in France. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |