Date of birth | |
Occupation | Solicitor |
Address | 179 Toorak Road, Toorak, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Father, William Riggall, 179 Toorak Road, Toorak, Victoria |
Previous military service | 19th Battery Australian Field Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 2 and Reinforcement 3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A45 Hessen on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Artillery |
Promotions |
Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 1st Division Artillery Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
DSO Recommendation date: DSO Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', sixth Supplement, No. 30434, 18 December 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57, 18 April 1918. Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089, 31 December 1918; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61, 23 May 1919. Recommendation date: CMG Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448, 11 July 1919; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124, 30 October 1919. Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: CMG Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Distinguished Service Order, CMG, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |