Regimental number | 1068 |
Place of birth | Dungog, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Rocky Hill, Dungog, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 169 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred Stanley Bignell, Dungog, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | West Maitland, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 111 Driver Archie Raymond BIGNELL, 7th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 7 January 1919; 3368 Pte Frank BIGNELL, 34th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Khyber', 31 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit: furunculosis: boils), Sydney, 1 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as BIGNALL. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BIGNELL James Alfred |