Regimental number | 3526 |
Place of birth | Upper Coomera Queensland |
School | State School, Upper Coomera, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Upper Coomera, The Willows, S.C. Line, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Rebecca Anna Bignell, Upper Coomera, The Willows, S.C. Line, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bouzencourt, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row S, Grave No. 17), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Mary Ann BIGNELL. Native of Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |