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BRIGGS, Laurence Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | S54873, SX18483 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, SA, 6 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Stepney, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Riverton High School |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 20 November 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery S D 6, Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Karoonda Roll of Honor, Riverton & District High School Roll of Honor WW2, Riverton & District War Memorial Pool Memorial and Flagpole, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll WW2, Riverton RSL Hall Honour Roll, Wynarka WWII Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 Oct 1941: | Involvement Private, S54873 | |
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| 17 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Riverton, SA | |
| 17 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S54873 | |
| 12 May 1942: | Involvement Private, SX18483, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 May 1942: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 12 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX18483, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Leslie Herlwin Briggs and Mabel May Briggs, of Wynarka, South Australia.
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