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Percival John BIGGS

Regimental number2698
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressStanthorpe, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 5.25"
Weight12.5.5 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Amy Biggs, 25 Upper Tulse Hill, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 October 1916
Place of enlistmentWarwick, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 August 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Amy BIGGS; Wife: Beatrice BIGGS
Discharge date25 November 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Brisbane, 17 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 30 January 1917.

Marched into 11th Training Bn, 17 February 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 June 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Rouelles, 15 June 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 4 July 1917; taken on strength of 41st Bn, 12 July 1917.

Found guilty, 15 August 1917, of absenting himself from place of assembly without permission: award, forfeits 2 days' pay.

Wounded in action, 12 October 1917; admitted to No 11 Australian Field Ambulance, 12 October 1917 (shrapnel wound, buttock); transferred to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 12 October 1917; to No 14 General Hospital, Wimereux, 14 October 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 17 October 1917; marched into 3rd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Rouelles, 1 November 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 4 November 1917; rejoined 41st Bn, 6 November 1917.

On leave to England, 20 August 1918; rejoined unit, 4 September 1918.

Admitted to No 11 Australian Field Ambulance, 1 February 1919 (tonsillitis); discharged, 9 February 1919; rejoined 41st Bn, 10 February 1919.

On leave to United Kingdom, 8 March 1919; rejoined unit, 26 March 1919.

Proceeded to England for return to Australia, 29 March 1919; marched into No 6 Camp, Sutton Veny, 5 April 1919.

Marched into No 2 Group, 7 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ajana', 19 August 1919; disembarked Sydney, 9 October 1919; discharged Brisbane (temination of period of enlistment), 25 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 January 1925
Age at death33
Place of burialToowong Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, BIGGS Percival John

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