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George Herbert ANGWIN

Regimental number6527
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolState
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHairdresser
AddressHawthorn Avenue, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J Angwin, Hawthorn Avenue, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service19th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date23 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/32/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 23 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialPerth Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 17) (China Wall), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
13
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Justus and Annie ANGWIN
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 6526 Sergeant Eric John ANGWIN, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 8 May 1919; 873/2916B Pte Justice ANGWIN, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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