Regimental number | 2240 |
Place of birth | Semaphore, South Australia |
School | LeFever Peninsula State School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Glanville, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Christina Florence Biglands, c/o Mrs. Dubrick, Mont Pelier, Portland Estate, Glanville, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Haverstock (St. Edith) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of George and Margaret Biglands. Husband of Christina Florence Bigland of Montpelier Square, Portland, South Australia. Committed suicide while in detention. Sentenced 30 January 1917 - died 1 February 1917. Had no service in front line areas. Arrived U.K. ex Australia via Egypt, June 1916. Mostly AWL and detention up to time of suicide~ |
Family/military connections | (?) Cousin: 4735 William James BIGLANDS, 50th Bn, killed in action, Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium, 27 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |