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Eric John ANGWIN

Regimental number6526
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationElectrician
AddressHawthorn Avenue, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, J Angwin, Hawthorn Avenue, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service19th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date23 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/32/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 8 May 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 6527 Gunner George Herbert ANGWIN, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 23 October 1917; 873/2916B Pte Justice ANGWIN, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 February 1961
Place of burialSpringvale Cemetery

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