| Regimental number | 2601 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Windsorton, Cape Colony, South Africa |
| School | National School, Redditch, Worcestershire, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Locomotive fireman |
| Address | 23 Lilley Street, South Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 9.25" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Francis John Briggs, 23 Lilley Street, South Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2601A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | b. South Africa; went to England at age 10; to Australia at age 16. Was selected to be a sniper owing to his reputation as the best shot in the 51st Bn. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 12), Fleurbaix, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 152 |
| 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 John and Ruth BRIGGS, 616 Edmund Street, Beaconfield, Western Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother (only): 778 Pte Francis BRIGGS, 12th Bn, killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BRIGGS Frederick William |