William John RIGBY

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Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	16 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 December 1891
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Insurance Company clerk
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey Panel 30
Tree Plaque:	Yeronga Avenue of Honour
Memorials:	Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 2, Enoggera Logan & Albert 9th Battalion Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Spring Hill United Services Club Queensland Roll of Honour, United Service Club, Yeronga War Memorial

16 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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