Regimental number | 3368 |
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 | 22 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Bignell, Rocky Hill, Dungog, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 14th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Rutherford, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1068 Lance Corporal James Alfred BIGNELL, 34th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 March 1919; 111 Driver Archie Raymond BIGNELL, 7th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 7 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 12 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 24 December 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BIGNELL Frank |