ANGUS, James

Private James Angus

Private, 29th Batt., Canadian Infantry
Service No: 75229
Died: 11/09/1916
Age: 29

Remembered on Vimy Memorial
Remembered on Family memorial in Bangor Cemetery

James Angus was born on 16th July 1887 in Cottown, a small townland in Co Down between Donaghadee and Bangor. He was the eldest son of Alexander Angus, a labourer, and his wife Mary (nee Murphy) and the second of their nine children.  

On leaving school James became an agricultural labourer like his father and, at some point after 1911, emigrated to Canada. It was there were he enlisted with the 29th Battalion Canadian Infantry in November 1914.

His attestation papers gave his year of birth as 1889 and occupation as Powder Maker. The  papers also recorded that he belonged to an active militia and further that he was serving with the 72nd Regiment Seaforth Highlanders in August 1914 and that he transferred to the 29th Battalion Canadian Infantry in November 1914 were he signed his attestation papers on 21st Nov 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Memorial Window in Shore Street Presbyterian Church, Donaghadee

James sailed from Montreal to England on the s.s. Missambie in May 1915 and embarked for France in September 1915.

James was reported as killed in action on 11th September 1916. He was the third of three Angus brothers to be killed in action. His brother Robert was killed on 9th July 1916 at the Somme. His brother Blair was reported missing on 1st July 1916 but it took almost a year before he was official recorded as presumed killed on that date.