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James Henry Douglas WIGGINTON

Regimental number3533
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address29 Henderson Road, Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6.75"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edward Douglas Wigginton, 29 Henderson Road, Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 July 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3533A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 7 February 1916 (injury to mouth and throat); discharged to duty, 13 April 1916.

Transferred to 53rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 13 February 1916; taken on strength, 14 February 1916. MSBV
Miscellaneous detailsName entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as WIGGINGTON.
SourcesNAA: B2455, WIGGINTON James Henry Douglas

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