John William RIGBY

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Service Number:	1724
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bordertown , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Meningie, The Coorong, South Australia
Schooling:	Meningie and Coorong Schools
Occupation:	Stockman and Station Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy Ligny-Thilloy, France, Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Meningie War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial

11 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1724, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1724, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide

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