Bertram Hilton BIGGS

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Service Number:	652
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Castlemaine, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, January 1896
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 January 1924, 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

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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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