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FIGG, David George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3231 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bridgewater, South Australia, 28 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Coomandook, The Coorong, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 6 April 1961, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Willunga Uniting Church Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Aldgate Honour Board, Aldgate War Memorial, Bridgewater Honour Roll, Coomandook Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3231, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 3231, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 3231, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Malakuta, Adelaide | |
| 16 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3231, Wounds to both thigh. Invalided to England for Rouen on 1 March 1917 | |
| 14 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3231, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding and paralysis in the right hand |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was employed in the Coomandook, SA area
Son of James Figg and Elizabeth Mary Figg nee Williams of Mannum, SA. Brother of Edwin James Figg, Albert Harold Figg, Ernest Thomas Amos Figg, Frank Cliffod Figg, William John Figg, Elizabeth Mary Figg and Victoria Emma Maud Figg
On 7 June 1922 David married Elza Florence Chenoweth in the Willunga Methodist Church, SA. Father of Dulcie Figg and Thelma Figg
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarkng on the 30 May 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal