Regimental number | 1807 |
Place of birth | Taroom Queensland |
School | State School, Taroom, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Taroom, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Briggs, Turtle Creek, Ghinghinda via Taroom, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Simon and Emily BRIGGS, Taroom, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |