ANGOVE, John Dick
| Service Number: | 5799 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, 4 November 1886 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Scotch College |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | Died of Wounds (GSW to back), 3rd Canadian Clearing Station, Belgium, 23 September 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX1V, Row F, Grave 20A, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5799, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 5799, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5799, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 23 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5799, 28th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
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John Dick ANGOVE was born on 4th November, 1886 in Glebe, Sydney, NSW
His parents were John Dick ANGOVE and Annie Elizabeth PICKERING - his father died in 1913 in Western Australia 7 his Mother died in 1952 in Sydney
John married Jessie (Cherrie) WILSON on 28th March, 1910 in Perth, Western Australia
He enlisted on 26th May, 1916 with the Australian Army - he was with the 28th Battalion, 16th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Fremantle on board HMAT Suffolk on 9th October, 1916
John died from a gunshot wound to the back at the Canadian Casualty Clearing Station in Belgium - he is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium and also honoured on the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
"Left Australia by the s.s. Suffolk on the 10th of this month to do his duty at the front, Dick Angove, one of the whitest. Dick was a chemist and dispenser known as the "People's Friend" and had a business in Barrack-st., Perth. He was never known to turn a person down when in need, either for medicines, advice, or a bob or two. He leaves his young wife and his mother here in W.A., both of whom bear up bravely. Dick went with the 16th/18th and takes with him W. A. 's blessing." - from the Midland Junction Camp Chronicle 19 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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