Regimental number | 1913 |
Place of birth | London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 27 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mrs E Westbrook, 7 Harold Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, W Briggs, Ash Vale, Surrey, England |
Previous military service | Served in the Army Medical Corps, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Father, No 43 Thomas W BRIGGS, 12 years' service, Royal Sussex Regiment, wrote: "All my Sons & Sons in Law done their Bit in the big War no conscrips (sic)." |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 28.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 2), Europe |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 1913 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and the late Annie BRIGGS. Born in Surrey, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |