ANGUS, John Sinclair
| Service Number: | 516 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Newmarket, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Kensington State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 28, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 516, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 516, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 516, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 516, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915.
Posted as missing in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915.
Fate indeterminate for some considerable time. Quarter-Master, Camp, Zeitoun, Egypt, wrote to Mr G. Angus: 'I have pleasure in informing you that according to latest records Pte J.S. Angus ... is not yet dead, and therefore effects as per our advice to you dated 16 November are held back.'
Court of Enquiry, 13 May 1915, pronounces fate as 'Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915'.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Catherine Angus of Newmarket, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Senior Cadets and the Australian Field Artillery
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