Regimental number | 5787 |
Place of birth | Dunalley Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Woodcutter |
Address | Sorell, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Wiggins, Blackman's Bay, Dunally, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Tel El Kebir Cemetery (Grave 22), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 68 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Robert and Louisa WIGGINS, Dunally, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5788 2nd Corporal William Thomas WIGGINS MM, Army Provost Corps, effective abroad. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |