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John Robert WIGG

Regimental number2505
Place of birthNewcastle England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressYando P.O., Yando via Boort, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Arthur Catchpole Wigg, 71 Winchester Street, South Shields, England
Enlistment date19 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Division Train
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 September 1965

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