Regimental number | 10693 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
School | State School, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Locksley PO, Locksley, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, John Thomas Briggs, Loma Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Shoeing and Carriage Smith |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/13/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of illness, Abbeville, France. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 38), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth BRIGGS; husband of E.H. BRIGGS, Locksley, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |