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John William RIGBY

Regimental number1724
Place of birthBordertown South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressMeningie, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Rigby, Meningie, South Australia
Enlistment date6 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialBeaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 16), Ligny-thilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
146
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth RIGBY, Meningie, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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