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ANGWIN, Benjamin William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3267 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 28 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Gepps Cross, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Blair Athol, South Australia, 28 May 1970, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Blanchetown & District WW1 Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 3 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3267, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 3267, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 3267, 43rd Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Melbourne | |
| 29 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3267, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Admitted to ships hospital with influenzas at SEA. H.M.T. ORMONDE. | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3267, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at Suez, Egypt. Admitted to Govt. Hospital Suez with influenza. | |
| 19 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Training Battalion, Joined Training Battalion with 50th Battalion Reinforcements in Fovant, England. | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3267, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred back to unit strength, embarked from England for duty in France. | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3267, 50th Infantry Battalion, Private Esse disembarked in France, transferred to Havare, to the Australian Infantry Base Depot, (A.I.B.D.). This depot was responsible for the final preparations and administration of soldiers joining their units on the front line as reinforcements. He joined his unit on the 12th August 1918. | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 43rd Infantry Battalion to 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3267, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, March out to Admin Headquarters in the Field | |
| 19 Feb 1919: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3267, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, Admitted to 2nd Scottish Gen. Hospital 12th February 1919 with influenza, transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital 3rd March 1919. | |
| 6 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Attached to Pay Corps for Duty in London. | |
| 22 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3267, 50th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from England on Ship "S.S. Ulysses" | |
| 30 Aug 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3267, 50th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked from Ship "S.S Ulysses" in 4 M.D. South Australia. | |
| 24 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3267, 50th Infantry Battalion, Australian Army Pay Corps 50th Infantry Battalion Discharged at 4th Military District South Australia |
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