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Edward BRIGGS

Regimental number231
Place of birthRutherglen, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
AddressMornington Mills, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Robert Briggs, Mornington Mills, Western Australia
Enlistment date3 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Thirty Six on 12 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 February 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Katherine BRIGGS.
Other detailsCheck embarkation details for Medal entry
Date of death13 January 1930
Age at death36
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia

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