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William Sydney Leopold BIFFEN

Regimental number4131
Place of birthEsk, Queensland
SchoolState School, Queensland
Other trainingTeam driver
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressOttaba via Esk, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, W P Biffen, Ottaba via Esk, Queensland
Enlistment date3 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death9 August 1916
Age at death28
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 32), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
143
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Name recorded on War Graves Records as William Sydney Leo BIFFEN
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName recorded on Embarkation Roll as William Sidney Lee BIFFEN

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