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Samuel Douglas Johnstone FIGGIS

Regimental number2151
Place of birthBalaclava Victoria
SchoolTrinity Grammar School, Kew, Victoria
ReligionCongregational
OccupationLibrary assistant
AddressWattle Valley Road, Canterbury, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, A. Figgis, Wattle Valley Road, Canterbury, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces, Kooyong; was a trained machine gunner at the time of enlistment.
Enlistment date13 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1915
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*date of fate 9th to 10th
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli
Date of death10 August 1915
Age at death20
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 16), Anzac, Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur Johnstone and Ada Jane FIGGIS, "Highbury", Wattle Valley Road, Canterbury, Victoria. Native of Balaclava, Melbourne
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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