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BIGGS, Henry Richard

Service Numbers:	474, 3498
Enlisted:	24 August 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Alstonville, New South Wales, Australia, 12 August 1892
Home Town:	Teven, Ballina, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Memorials:	Alstonville Public School Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 474, 2nd Light Horse Brigade HQ, 474 PTE Henry Richard Biggs enlisted in the 2nd Australian Light Horse and was medically discharged on 14 Mar 1916 after being wounded at Gallipoli.
24 Aug 1914:	Involvement He was left for dead on one of the hospital barges but his brother wanter to confirm that Henry actually was dead. He found him to be barely alive and directed an orderly to look after him.
24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 474, 2nd Light Horse Regiment
14 Mar 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Regiment
22 Aug 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3498, 5th Light Horse Regiment
22 Aug 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3498, 30th Infantry Battalion, PTE Biggs re-enlisted again after recovering from injuries under his mother's maiden name - GABY. He was initially sent to 30/5 Australian Light Horse and then was transferred back to his original unit that he served with at Gallipoli - 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment.
2 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 3498, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
2 Mar 1918:	Embarked Private, 3498, 5th Light Horse Regiment, SS Ormonde, Sydney
29 Apr 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, Return to Australia

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Enlisted for second period of service in 1917 under alias Henry Richard Gaby