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BRIGGS, Royal
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5980 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cudgewa, Victoria, 9 October 1897 |
| Home Town: | Gerogery, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cudgewa State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Station Hand, Brae Springs |
| Died: | Prahran, Victoria, 17 August 1969, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Banksia, Wall P, Niche 145 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Cudgewa War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5980, Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5980, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5980, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned 4th Battalion, D Company. Captured at Demicourt | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5980, 4th Infantry Battalion, RTA per Demosthenes (Accompanied by Wife), disembarked Melbourne 14-9-19 | |
| 29 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5980, 4th Infantry Battalion |
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