BOITANO, Angelo Roy
| Service Number: | 3236 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kew (Semaphore South), Adelaide, South Australia, 11 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Glanville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3236, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3236, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3236, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3236, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3236 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Angelo Roy BOITANO, known as Roy, was born on the 11 Jan 1898. Angelo was the eldest son of Giovanni BOITANO and Eliza Susanna SABINE. Roy was born in the suburb of Kew, which is now known as Semaphore South, in the district of Port Adelaide, South Australia.
In July 1915, Roy obtained his Mother's permission to enlist as he was only 17 and a half years old, although he stated that he was a year older on his enlistment papers Roy was a slighly built lad and of short stature.
Two elder brothers also enlisted.
Herbert Walter CARR had joined the 9th Light Horse Regiment in October of 1914.
Arthur John BOITANO enlisted shortly after Roy and served with the 9th Light Horse Regiment.
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