After a stellar academic career he graduated from the University of Adelaide and the School of Mines with a BSc in 1910[1] and a Diploma of Electrical Engineering in 1911,[2] which he exchanged for a BE.
The Premier, Sir Thomas Playford said of him: "I cannot pay too high a tribute to the work which Mr. Angwin accomplished for South Australia.
He was one of the foremost citizens of South Australia and his loss will be deeply regretted by everybody who came in contact with him and by the State which has gained much from his work.
Great as were his public services as Engineer-in-Chief in the Electricity Trust and the Harbors Board, they were not greater than his capacity to attract loyal devotion and support from all who served with him.
The State has been enriched by his services ... Those who had the privilege of fellow scholarship and friendship will also revere his memory and with his family mourn their loss.