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Michael ANGLIN

Regimental number4428
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address27 Lucan Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 8"
Weight137 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs M Storey, 27 Lucan Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 August 1915
Place of enlistmentSandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death40
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 2), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 28 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 28 February 1916.

Transferred to 57th Bn from 2nd Training Bn, Zeitoun, 29 March 1916; taken on strength of 57th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 20 July 1916.

Buried at Rue du Bois Cemetery by Reverend J.P. Gilbert, no date stated.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ANGLIN Michael

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