Regimental number | 879 |
Place of birth | Dookie, Victoria |
School | King St State School, West Melbourne and Melbourne High School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Other training | Teachers Training College |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Railway place north, Fairfield, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, William Beaton Sangster, Railway place north, Fairfield, Victoria |
Previous military service | 72nd Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Anzac Cyclist Battalion, Reinforcement 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 12/2/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | At age of 13 he was Dux of King St School, West Melbourne and had won the Percy Walker Prize twice. Passed junior Public at 15 and Senior Public and Exhibition at 16. At 19yrs he had passed for 1st, 2nd and 3rd yr arts and had gained the Diploma of Education. Then appointed teacher in Hamilton High School. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Harbonnieres, France |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 3), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Margaret SANGSTER, 20 Railway Place, North Fairfield, Victoria |