Regimental number | 4131 |
Place of birth | Esk, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Other training | Team driver |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ottaba via Esk, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, W P Biffen, Ottaba via Esk, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers 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 details | Name recorded on Embarkation Roll as William Sidney Lee BIFFEN |