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William Darroch ANGUS

Regimental number36502
Place of birthKilcreggan, Dumbastomshire, Scotland
SchoolKilcreggan and Delmmir Clyde Bank
Other trainingCompulsory Training
Age on arrival in Australia12.6
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSoldier
AddressGracemere Street, Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, George Angus, Gracemere Street, Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service8th Company Royal Australian Garrison Artillery
Enlistment date21 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 29
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 5 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularInterred in Brie Cemetery
FateDied of wounds 20 September 1918
Place of death or woundingBrie, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBrie British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Margaret ANGUS, Gracemere Street, Newmarket, Brisbane. Native of Kilcreggan, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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