Regimental number | 3681 |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Cabinetmaker |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Fred Trigg, 204 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Geelong, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Deceased |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Fred and Mary Ann TRIGG, 204 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken of strength of 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 5 November 1916, reported as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2780408 : 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Statement, 3395 Pte J.C. McLAUCHLAN, 58th Bn, 27 June 1917; 'Casualty was killed at Fleurbaix on the 19th July by machine gun bullet. I buried the body behind the trenches in the same grave with two others. I put a cross over the grave.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TRIGG Raymond Leslie
Red Cross file 2780408 |