Regimental number | 1513 |
Place of birth | Redditch, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cycleworker |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Biggs, 15 Mount Street, Redditch, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll. |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 7th Bn at Gallipoli, 30 April 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 6 September 1915 (dysentery); transferred to Alexandria, 8 September 1915; admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 11 September 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Delta', 24 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 10 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 9 May 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 87 |
Place of burial | Ararat Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BIGGS Lionel |