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BIGG, Edward Lionel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 512 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | 9 April 1969, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 512, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 512, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 512, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 18 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 512, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Wounded in Action, Gallipoli. | |
| 4 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 1 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 512, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Disembarked on HMAT A20 ‘Hororata’ at Alexandria (Egypt). | |
| 6 Mar 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 512, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Embarked on HMS ‘Southampton’ for France. | |
| 11 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
| 12 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 512, Returned to Australia on the HMAT SS ‘Gaika’. | |
| 1 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 512 |
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