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RIGGS, Elliott Andrew
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3222, 3222A |
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Enlisted: | 31 October 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kooringa, South Australia, 8 December 1891 |
Home Town: | Burra (SA), Goyder, South Australia |
Schooling: | Burra Public School |
Occupation: | Dairyman/Blacksmith |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1918, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide The 50th Battalion Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
31 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3222, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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16 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3222, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
16 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3222, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3222A, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3222A awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-25 |
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