[2] His father was a well-known cricketer and singer, a member of the Harmonists quartet and male alto in St Paul's Cathedral choir.
[3] Annois participated in numerous exhibitions and won numerous prizes for his art, which has been praised for its use of traditional English techniques with modern sensibilities,[4] and has been associated with ballet in various contexts.
[5] He spent most of the year 1950 in London, working and associating closely with other Australian artists, before returning to Australia and another exhibition at Georges Gallery, 162 Collins Street.
[6] Annois married Mavis Nunn of St Kilda, Victoria, on 17 February 1928.
He died suddenly in Melbourne on 10 July 1966.