Regimental number | 2151 |
Place of birth | Balaclava Victoria |
School | Trinity Grammar School, Kew, Victoria |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Library assistant |
Address | Wattle Valley Road, Canterbury, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, A. Figgis, Wattle Valley Road, Canterbury, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces, Kooyong; was a trained machine gunner at the time of enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *date of fate 9th to 10th |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 16), Anzac, Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur Johnstone and Ada Jane FIGGIS, "Highbury", Wattle Valley Road, Canterbury, Victoria. Native of Balaclava, Melbourne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |