Regimental number | 27 |
Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
School | Vere Street State School, Collingwood, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | East Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Edgar Henry Biggen, 1 McDougall Street, East Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the 60th Cadets, Brunswick, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Edgar Henry |
Place of death or wounding | Hill 63, Ploegsteert, Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 28), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edgar Henry and Louise BIGGEN, 5 Watson Street, West Brunswick, Victoria. Born at Collingwood, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |