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BRIGGS, Henry
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3770, 3770A |
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Enlisted: | 8 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 20 October 1884 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Petrie Terrace State School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 23 November 1916, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Enoggera Shire Council Roll of Honour WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3770, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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31 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3770, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
31 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3770, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
23 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3770A, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3770A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-23 |
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