WIGGINS, Robert Thomas
| Service Number: | 3984 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boort, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3984, Depot Battalion | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3984, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3984, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3984, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3984 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert and Mary Anne Wiggins 21 Margaret Street, Footscray, Victoria
File reports: - Pte W.C. THOMPSON service number 3158 states - I knew No 3984 Pte Wiggins I was in the Front line of Trenches on the 19th of July 1916 about one hour before the charge. I was sitting in a Dug Out with Private Wiggins when a shell landed on the corner of the adjoining Dug-Out in which we were sitting. The roof of our Dug-Out was partly knocked off. I received a slight wound and Private Wiggins received a piece of Shell in the head which killed him instantly. He had a large hole in the head and I am sure he was dead.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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