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RIGBY, Frederick Angus Rowland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 333 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Gritjurk, Victoria, December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gritjurk Public School and North Hamilton Public School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith/Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 333, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 333, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anglo Egyptian embarkation_ship_number: A25 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 333, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anglo Egyptian, Melbourne | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 333, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Villers-Bretonneux, 22 Corps Light Horse re-designated to 13th Light Horse Regiment |
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Frederick Angus Rowland RIGBY was born in 1895 in Victoria
His parents were Edwin RIGBY and Margaret Catherine SHAW
his brother Clifford Raymond RIGBY (SN1109) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia & another brother Hector John Roderick RIGBY (SN V351907) served in WW2 & was discharged in 1945
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