BIGGIN, Hugh Richard
| Service Number: | 150 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Somerset, Burnie, Tasmania, 27 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Pingelly, Pingelly, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Carn Road State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 20 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 7, Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pingelly Marwonga Honour Roll, Pingelly Memorial Rotunda |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 150, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 150, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 150, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion, Temporary Corporal | |
| 20 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 150, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Hugh Richard BIGGIN was born on 27th October, 1890 in Somersset, Burnie, Tasmania
His parents were Henry BIGGIN and Margaret Ann CAMPBELL - he was one of 11 children
He enlisted on 9th September, 1914 at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia and embarked with the 11th Infantry Battalion on the HMAT Ascanius on 2nd November, 1914
He was invalided home due to illness before seeing active service as he had contracted pneumnia & pleurisy at the Isle of Lemnos while waiting to embark for Gallipoli - he returned to Australia on the ship HT Kyarra on 10th June, 1915 for and was admitted to hospital
After some time recouperating in Australia he sailed for France on 31st December, 1915 on the ship Caledonia to join his battalion
Hugh was Killed in Action at Pozieres, France on 20th August, 1916 and is buried in Courcelette British Cemetery
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal.
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His brother Henry BIGGIN (SN 5332) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919
Biography
NOTE: The Family Name on the Embarkation Roll is incorrect. The Family Name as recorded in the Attestation Papers is BIGGIN. This record has been amended to accord with the Attestation Papers. Correction undertaken by the RSL Virtual War Memorial, Chief Moderator, April 2016.
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