Regimental number | 4754 |
Place of birth | Locksley, Victoria |
School | State School, Locksley, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Locksley, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, R Briggs, Locksley PO, Locksley, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of wounds, 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, France. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1 (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 42), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Mary BRIGGS, Locksley, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |