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PIGGOTT, Ellis James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2186 |
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Enlisted: | 19 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Canterbury, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Kegworth Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row N, Grave 22 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2186, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2186, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2186, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Piggott and Annie Piggott nee Stratton
Husband of Marie Lillian Piggott nee Lamont of 'Keira', Hawthorne Parade, Haberfield, NSW. Ellis and Marie married in 1912c in the Ashfield District
Father of Sydney James Piggott and Jean Piggott
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal