BRIGGS, Charles Joseph
| Service Number: | 4291 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Tasmania, Australia, 15 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Brighton, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Brighton Junction State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 19 August 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4291, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4291, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4291, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Charles Joseph Briggs was the eldest of the four sons of Charles and Thurza Briggs of Brighton, Tasmania who enlisted in the AIF. Only one son returned, and he was twice badly wounded. Charles Joseph had married in 1910 and was the father of two small boys when he first enlisted in 1914, only to be knocked back for defective teeth. He was more successful in 1915.
Charles died during the heavy fighting near Mouquet Farm, and his grave was lost, although his wife Ethel received his identity disc and personal possessions.
His brothers, Edwin and Bertie Briggs were both killed during 1918. Another brother, William Briggs returned to Australia during 1919.
His wife Ethel and two sons were all awarded pensions.
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