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Lewis Samuel ANGUS

Regimental number3001
Place of birthMorwell, Gippsland, Victoria
Place of birthMorwell, Victoria
SchoolMorwell State School, Gippsland, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationButtermaker
AddressTredegar, St Huberts Road, Caulfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinAunt, Miss E Samuel, Tredegar, St Huberts Road, Caulfield, Victoria
Enlistment date27 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 20 August 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBrandhoek New Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 15), Vlamertinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Annie ANGUS. Native of Morwell, Gippsland, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin: [937] 2nd Lt Charles B. HAMILTON, 5th Bn, died 18 May 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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