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ANGUS, John Hartley
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2758 |
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Enlisted: | 10 March 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
Born: | Norwood, South Australia, Australia, 20 July 1886 |
Home Town: | Edwardstown, Marion, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Chronic enteritis whilst a Prisoner of War, Nidge, Turkey, 18 November 1917, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery XXI U 7 Buried by the Turks without any formality in the cemetery and no one was allowed to attend the funeral. |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, Marion District Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2758, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2758, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
2 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2758, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
31 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
19 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Battles of Gaza , Second Gaza. Died of illness (enteric fever) at Nidge Hospital, Turkey on 18 November 1917. Was originally buried at Nidge Cemetery then re-interred post war. | |
18 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 2758, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2758 awm_unit: 1 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-18 |
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Son of John ANGUS and Sarah Margaret nee BOX
Taken Prisoner of War 19 April 1917 at Gaza (Palestine)
Died of Malaria & Dysentry