Regimental number | 1082 |
Place of birth | St Leonards Tasmania |
School | State School East Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | St Leonards, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, W J Figgis, St Leonards, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 1), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: WIlliam John Holmes and Elizabeth FIGGIS, Young Town, Tasmania. Native of St. Leonards, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Nil |