ANGOVE, Leonard Michael
| Service Number: | 6212 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mildenhall, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Marine Engineer |
| Occupation: | Marine Engineer |
| Died: | 1938, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4), North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board, Tea Tree Gully War Memorial Arch Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6212, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6212, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Leonard Michael Angove was a former soldier who fought in World War 1 for Australia. He was originally born in Mildenhall, England in 1886 but then moved to South Australia, Australia later during his childhood. He grew up with his mother, Emma Angove, who was his next-of-kin on his enlistment forms. When Leonard moved out from home, he moved further away to Renmark, while his mother stayed in Tea Tree Gully. He grew up as Christian in the Church of England faith. Before enlisting in the war, Leonard (Leo as some people liked to call him) worked as a Marine engineer. Leo embarked for the war on the 28th of August 1916. Leo was single before the war and after the war ended. He was 30 years old when he left for war, this was considered almost old for a soldier!
He was enlisted as a private (which is the lowest rank) (Private E-1 or PVT). He survived the First World War and was awarded with the British war medal and Victory medal. He moved back to his home in Renmark and resumed his job as a marine engineer, until 1938 when he passed away.