Leith John Newton Angelo
From Our Contribution
 Western Mail 18 Jan 1918 page 1S | |
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Age at Enlistment | 22 years, 2 months |
| Place of Birth | Rottnest Island, Western Australia |
| Death Date | 8 Dec 1923, aged 31. |
| Place of Death | Kurrawong Station Menzies |
| Description | 5' 5 3/4" (1.67m) tall; 123 lbs (55.8 Kg); sallow complexion, brown eyes, dark hair |
| Occupation | Orchardist |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Address | Kelmscott, Western Australia |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 6295 |
| Date of Enlistment | 4 Sep 1916 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 28th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
| Formation | 7th Bde, 2nd Div |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Monument | Kelmscott (Listed on monument as W.) |
| Date of embarkation | 29 Dec 1916 |
| Sailed from | Fremantle to Devonport |
| Ship embarked on | HMAT Persic A34 |
Known as 'Jack'. A grocer who was a friend of Armadale POW Hartland Richards who sent him a card from prison camp in Germany. At Blackboy Hill camp he was allocated to D Coy of the 32nd Battalion at that time being raised in South and Western Australia. Angelo was the only local to travel aboard the HMAT A13 Katuna to Egypt. On 4 Feb 1916 he forfeited a day's pay for overstaying leave at Ismailia, and three weeks later was transferred to the 16th Battalion. Granted leave in August 1917, on 18 Oct 1917 while a member of a working party on Westhoek Ridge he suffered a bomb wound to his back. Treated first by the 4th NZ Field Ambulance and then passed on to the 10th Casualty Clearing Station, before treatment at the 14th General Hospital. He was then transferred to the Keighley War Hospital in England on 22 Oct 1917 for treatment. Jack returned to the battalion on 29 Jan 1918 joining them at 7pm as they settled into the front line trenches near Ypres, and was again wounded on 8 Aug 1918 when he received wounds to his left arm and right foot while participating in the Battalion's advance along the Somme River near Mericourt. He was one of the 105 casualties in his unit that day. After early treatment by the 22nd General Hospital in Dannes, he was again sent to England for treatment aboard the HMHS Princess Elizabeth on 26 Aug 1918.