ANGUS, George Grant Geddes
| Service Number: | 4127 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Majorca, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Talbot, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Majorca, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Majorca State School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 21 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Borung and District Pictorial Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4127, Majorca, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4127, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4127, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4127, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4127 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-21 |
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George Grant Geddes ANGUS was born in 1894 in Talbot, Victoria
His parents were Thomas ANGUS and Jane GEDDES
He enlisted on 17th July 1915 - he was a Private with the 6th Battalion, 13th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Demosthenes on 29th December, 1915
George was Killed in Action on 21st August 1916 at Pozieres, France - No known grave - he is commemorated at the Australian National Memorial, Villers Bretonneux and the Australian War Memorial
He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
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TALBOT LEADER - 23rd September 1916
On 21st Aug. 1916, Private George Grant Geddes Angus, 22 years of age, only son of Mr. & Mrs. T. Angus, Majorca, fell in France. The deceased soldier was a native of Talbot and deep sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents by a large circle of friends.
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