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BRIGGS, Edward George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX22195, S29052 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1942, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 7 August 1919 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Swan Reach Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Heavy Vehicle Driver |
| Died: | Illness, Woodville Public Hospital, Woodville, South Australia, 12 March 1997, aged 77 years |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia Cremated, Ashes in Eastern Niche Wall No.2 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 Aug 1942: | Involvement Private, SX22195 | |
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| 17 Aug 1942: | Involvement Private, S29052 | |
| 17 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
| 17 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX22195 | |
| 4 Feb 1944: | Discharged | |
| 4 Feb 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX22195 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
Edward married 4 times.
Married.Daphne Mary Patricia Casey 1940 they had 4 children. Div 1950
Partnered Elsie Mavis Carmen. They had 7 children, she died 1966.
Married Jean Louise osborne 1981, she died 1987
He remarried his 1st wife Daphne in 1994