Bertram Hilton BIGGS

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BIGGS, Bertram Hilton

Service Number:	652
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Castlemaine, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 9 January 1896
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 January 1924, aged 27 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England Z 23 Buried on his 28th birthday
Memorials:	Harcourt A.N.A. Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 652, 7th Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic.
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 652, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 652, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 652, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to right shoulder. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 17 June 1915.
7 Jul 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 652, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, SW to face, stomach and left knee. Evacuated to UK, where his left leg was later amputated at the thigh.
19 Aug 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 652, 7th Infantry Battalion, RTA 8 May 1916 and discharged as MU (left leg amputated).

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Private Bertram Hilton Biggs (wounded) comes from Collingwood. Both his parents are dead, and for the last three years he has been employed in the country in orchard work. He is 19 vears of age and enlisted with the First Expeditionary Force at Castlemaine.

BIGGS.—In loving memory of J. H. F. Biggs (Jack) killed in France, 29th September 1916; also my dear husband Bertram Hilton Biggs, 7th Batt., killed Caulfield, 8th January, 1924, buried on his 28th birthday, also dear mother, A. H. Kirchner Moore, died 25th October, 1916.
My loved ones. —(Inserted by D. Biggs and Tuppy.)

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