Elliott Andrew RIGGS

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Service Numbers:	3222, 3222A
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)

31 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3222, Adelaide, South Australia
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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