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BIGGS, Alfred John Butler
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6927A |
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| Enlisted: | 2 May 1917, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Portarlington, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 31 December 1947, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Portarlington St John's Church Honour Roll, Portarlington War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6927A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6927A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6927A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6927A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Gassed while in front line (Aubigny area, France). | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6927A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 21 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6927A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 18 July 1919 after being released 18 June 1919 from prison in England (where he had been sentenced to 2 years gaol having been found guilty of being AWL at Field General Court Martial held 17 October 1918, France). |
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