Regimental number | 764 |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
School | State School, Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm teamster |
Address | Corner of Kilgour & Normanby Roads, Geelong East, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, W I Briggs, Cnr of Kilgour & Normanby Roads, Geelong East, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (obtained exemption on account of his distance from the drill hall) |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21.4 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row M, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of William James and Mary Ann Briggs, 3 Anderson Street, Geelong East, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 19956 Corporal David Henry BRIGGS MM, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 3 July 1919. |