Sergeant Alexander James Cyril Angus | NSW War Memorials Register

Commemorated at

Memorial Name

Ingleburn RSL Memorial

Given name

A J C

Family name

Angus

Gender

Male

Service number

N79764 (Second World War)

Place of enlistment

Randwick NSW

Conflicts

First World War, 1914–18

Second World War, 1939–45

Fate date

29 April 1942

Additional information

Place of birth

Wellington, New Zealand

Address given on enlistment documents

Sydney NSW

Marital status

Married

Next of kin

Carleen Alice Maud Angus

Enlistment date

Tue, 15 October 1940

Rank on enlistment

Sergeant

Unit at time of death or end of service

13 Garrison Battalion

Service

Australian Army - Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF)

Decorations

1914-1915 Star

British War Medal 1914-20

Victory Medal

Veteran Notes/Bio

Angus served in the 1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the First World War, serving nearly four years in Western Europe. He returned to New Zealand in 1919, and migrated to NSW in Australia some years later.

He also served in the Australian Army in the Second World War from 1940-1942, but did not leave Australia during this service. He served as a Sergeant trainer for Vickers Machine Guns. He was discharged on 29 April 1942.

Department of Veterans' Affairs WW2 Nominal Roll - Alexander Angus

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