ANGWIN, Harry Frederick
| Service Number: | 3424 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Kings Street State School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanical engineer,Electircal Engineer, Instrument maker. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, Lagnircourt., 5 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Vaulx Hill Cemetery INSCRIPTION THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY. GRAVE III. A. 4. , Vaulx Hill Cemetery, Vaulx, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 3424, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 3424, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Borda, Melbourne | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement 3424, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3424 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Whlr awm_died_date: 1917-05-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
The Sydney Morning Herald – Tuesday, 17 July, 1917
"ROLL OF HONOUR
ANGWIN. - Killed in action in France May 5 1917 after 2 years and 5 months continuous service, Wheeler Harry Frederick Angwin, aged 32 years, dearly loved nephew of Fred J Broomfield and first cousin of Machine Gunners Raoul Frederic Victor and Lionel Charles Ravylloake Broomfield, on active service abroad.
Palmam qui meruit ferat"
Biography
Harry Frederick ANGWIN
Regimental number 3424
Place of birth Melbourne West, Victoria
School King Street State School, Melbourne West, Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Mechanical engineer
Address 50 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 30
Next of kin Wife, Mrs A N Angwin, c/o Mrs M Robinson, 50 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service Some years ago as a volunteer in Harbour Trust Artillery.
Enlistment date 30 October 1914
Rank on enlistment Gunner
Unit name Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number 25/89/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 22 December 1914
Embarkation Roll does not indicate which men embarked on which ship.
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A43 Forty Three on 22 December 1914
Embarkation Roll does not indicate which men embarked on which ship.
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular Member of Civil Service Rowing Club.
Fate Killed in Action 3 May 1917
Place of death or wounding Lagnicourt, France
Age at death 33
Age at death from cemetery records 33
Place of burial Vaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 11
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Harry and Annie ANGWIN; husband of Agnes ANGWIN, 50 Dudley Street, West Melbourne
Other details
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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