Regimental number | 1736 |
Place of birth | Geurie New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Gentle Rise, Geurie, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Giddings, Gentle Rise, Geurie, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Company |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension (Section O, Plot II, Row F, Grave 10), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Geurie Cemetery, New South Wales. |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1333 Pte Oliver Thomas GIDDINGS, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 18 August 1916; 4415 Pte Elijah Ambrose Victor GIDDINGS, 19th Bn, killed in action, 14 November 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |