Raymond Ethbert Tennyson JIGGINS

JIGGINS, Raymond Ethbert Tennyson

    Service Number: 14045
    Enlisted: 28 September 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station
    Born: Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 16 October 1892
    Home Town: Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: State School Teacher
    Died: 21 December 1950, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    Memorials: Dandenong I.O.R. Hope of Dandenong Tent 165 Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    28 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14045, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Melbourne, Vic.
    20 May 1916: Involvement Private, 14045, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
    20 May 1916: Embarked Private, 14045, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, HMAT Medic, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of Lawrence R Jiggins, Hemming Street, Dandenong, Victoria

    After the armistice Private Jiggins left for England at the end of March 1919, and attended a course of study at King's College, London University till the end of the year. 

    He returned to Australia on the Transport 'Friedrichsruhe' in March 1920.

    Prior to enlisting he was teaching at School no 3173 Strath Creek Vic.

    He changed his name by deed poll, 16 March 1920, to be Raymond Tennyson ALLAN.

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