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PIGGOTT, John Albert

Service Number:	1563
Enlisted:	12 April 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wallington, Surrey, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 6 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Grevillers British Cemetery III E 12
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

12 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1563, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
28 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1563, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
28 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1563, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Ebenezer and Charlotte Piggott, of 909 Canterbury Rd., Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia.