RIGNEY, Francis Henry
| Service Number: | 2259 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Summertown, South Australia, 3 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Flinders Street School, Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds , France, 4 September 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2259, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2259, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
Pte Francis Henry Rigney
From François Berthout
🌺🇦🇺Today I come with respect and gratitude to honor the memory of the private number 2259 Francis Henry Rigney, this man fought under the name of Frank Rigney and is buried with the name of Frank Rigney but by checking the Australian national archives, in the archives of the Australian army and thanks to letters from his mother I could verify that his real name was Francis Henry Rigney.he fought in the 10th Australian Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcement and died on September 4, 1916 at the age of 21 as a result of his wounds he had received on August 21 during the fighting Mouquet farm near Pozieres and rest in peace at the Puchevillers British Cemetery and will never be forgotten🇦🇺🌺
Submitted 5 September 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography
"THE LATE PRIVATE F. H. RIGNEY.
Private F. H. Rigney, who died of wounds in France on September 4, was the son of Mr and Mrs. W. H. Rigney, 227, Pirie-street, Adelaide. He was born at Uraidla in 1896. He joined the colors on December 9, 1914, and left Adelaide on June 23, 1915. He served at Gallipoli for some time, being sent away for a rest just before the evacuation. He was among the first Australians to go to France. Private Rigney was educated at the Flinders-street school. Previous to enlisting he was a member of the South Adelaide Junior Football Club, also the Silver Star cricket team." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 07 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by VWM Australia
Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Francis Henry Rigney
Birth Date 3 Jun. 1896
Birth Place Summertown
Registration Place Norwood, South Australia, Australia
Father William Henry Rigney
Mother Thurza Eliza Cranwell
Page number 457
Volume Number 585
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