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John Allan RIGBY

Regimental number3135
Place of birthBroomfield Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWheeler
AddressWest Wonthaggi, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs. E.A. Rigby, Hagelthorne Street, West Wonthaggi, Victoria
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109
Date: 15 September 1919

Other detailsMedals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, victory Medal
Date of death16 October 1955

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