Regimental number | 19039 |
Place of birth | Corrimal New South Wales |
School | Corrinal Superior Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | Main Road, Corrimal, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, R Biggar, Main Road, Corrimal, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 37th Infantry; Served in St George's Rifles, Corrinal, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 28 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 29), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Wollongong General Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Robert and Jane BIGGAR. Native of Corrimal, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Captain AC THOMPSON, killed in action, Egypt. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |