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Charles BIGGINS

Regimental number6612
SchoolWillaura State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWillaura PO, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, F Biggins, Willama PO, Victoria
Enlistment date28 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularName given on RoH circular as Charles Henry BIGGIN.
FateDied of wounds 21 September 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Surname BIGGIN
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death21 September 1917
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row B, Grave No. 15A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
46
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis and Caroline BIGGIN, Willaura, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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