Regimental number | 622 |
Place of birth | Brighton Junction, Tasmania |
School | State School, Brighton Junction, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Brighton Junction, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Briggs, Brighton Junction, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 10, Reinforcement 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/15/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 48), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Thurza BRIGGS, Brighton Junction, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |