| Regimental number | 778 |
| Place of birth | Windsorton, Cape Colony, South Africa |
| Place of birth | Kimberley, South Africa |
| Other Names | BRIGGS, F |
| School | National School, Redditch, Worcestershire, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 14 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 23 Lilly Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Francis John Briggs, 23 Lilly Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, G Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Born in South Africa; went to England at age 9. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 35), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' Parents: Francis and Ruth BRIGGS, 616 Edmond Street, Beaconsfield, Fremantle, Western Australia. Native of Windsorton, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2601 Pte Frederick William BRIGGS, 51st Bn, killed in action, Fleurbaix, Fromelles, France, 5 July 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BRIGGS Francis |
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