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Charles BRIGGS

Regimental number123
Place of birthStanthorpe Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCook
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinSister, Mrs. A. McKenzie, Frederick Street, Tarunga, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the 3rd Queensland Imperial Bushmen and Doyle's Scouuts, South African War.
Enlistment date31 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/7/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularCorrect name sated to be: John Edward BRIGGS.
FateNo details of fate entered on Nominal Roll
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death38
Place of burialJeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147

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