Regimental number | 60529 |
Place of birth | Mount Victoria, New South Wales |
School | Bumberry Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Bumberry via Parkes, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, J Staggs, The Corner, Bumberry via Parkes, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as a member of the Bumberry Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | New South Wales Reinforcement 17 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th General Service Reinforcements |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Sierra Leone, |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Freetown (King-Town) Cemetery (2. 205), West Africa |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jacob and Victoria Mabel STAGGS, Corner, Bumberry, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: died en route to England. Medal: British War Medal |