Regimental number | 2112 |
Place of birth | Bullarook, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Tarnagulla, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Biggs, Tarnagulla, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30704, 25 May 1918; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165, 24 October 1918. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 31), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 46 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Listed on Tarnagulla Roll of Honour ('Pro Deo et Patria'), Tarnagulla, Victoria. |
Family/military connections | Brother; 928 Troope Henry BIGGS, 4th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 2 May 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |