Regimental number | 19496 |
Place of birth | London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Waitara, Hornsby, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Winifred Ruth Brigg, Yardley Avenue, Waitara, Hornsby, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st Field Squadron Engineers, July 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/36/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Damascus, Syria |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 49), Syria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Louisa BRIGG; husbaand of Winifred BRIGG, "Lenhaigh", Fourth Avenue, Campsie, New South Wales. Born in England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |