Robert WIGGINS

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Service Number:	7091
Enlisted:	16 October 1916, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Central State School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot V, Row H, Grave 14
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

16 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7091, Claremont, Tasmania
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 7091, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 7091, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7091, 12th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7091, 12th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
11 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7091, 12th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Killed in action during the 3rd Brigade's attack on Lihons.

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Son of Alfred William Wiggins and Annie Marica Wiggins of 165 Argyle Street, Hobart, Tasmania

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal