BIGGSLEY, John Charles Leslie
| Service Number: | 2 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Vic., 1888 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier - Military Instructor |
| Died: | Richmond, Vic., 22 December 1934, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Canterbury Captain John Biggsley Memorial Sundial, The Shrine |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer, 2, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement 2, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked 2, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs Ethel May Biggsley, 50 Foote Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Mention in Despatches
'Excellent services at Pozieres. Consistent good work.'
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890, 2 January 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103, 29 June 1917.
Recommendation date: 6 October 1916
John was wounded at Pozieres on 22nd July 1916 by a high explosive shell when advancing. He suffered GSW both buttocks, right wound perforating. Left Wound deep with septic slough on admission, but no fracture. His left sciatic nerve was injured.
The death occurred in a private hospital early on Saturday morning of Captain John Charles Leslie Biggsley, of the Australian Instructional Corps. The funeral, which took place at the Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, on Saturday afternoon, was attended by many members of the corps, and of the 8th and 24th Battalions. The Precentor of St. Paul's Cathedral (the Rev. Richard Sherwood) conducted services at Captain Biggsley's former home in Surrey Hills and at the graveside. Captain F. P. Selleck recited the ritual for the burial of soldiers, and Major T. G. Walker gave an address. There were many beautiful wreaths, and the casket was draped with the Union Jack. Mr. H. L. Biggsley, a brother, was chief mourner.
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