Regimental number | 3008 |
Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
School | Cambridge Street State School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carrier |
Address | 153 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Aunt, Mrs Ellen Robertson, 23 Couch Street, Northcote, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as John Henry Forbes BIGGS. |
Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Cite Benjean military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 9), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Alice BIGGS. Born at Collingwood, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |