FIGGIS, John Russell
| Service Number: | 223 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Bugler |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East Brisbane, Qld., 26 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Coorparoo State School |
| Occupation: | Builder |
| Died: | Private Hospital, Brisbane, Qld., 20 August 1939, aged 46 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Coorparoo State School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bugler, 223, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement 223, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked 223, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles FIGGIS and Emily nee EMPTAGE, Church Avenue, South Brisbane, Queensland
Mr. John Russell Figgis, a well-known Brisbane contractor, who died in August last, left £22,735, comprising realty £12,743 and personalty £9990.
MB. JOHN RUSSELL FIGGIS
BRISBANE,. -Sunday.—John Russell Figgis (46), commodore of the Royal Queensland Yacht Club until last year, died at a private hospital today. He was reccognised as on of the foremost sailing enthusiasts in Queensland. The late Mr. Figgis, served in the Great War and took part in the landing at Gallipoli. Later he was invalided home and became chief recruiting officer in the Charters Towers and Townsville areas.
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