Virtual War Memorial | Laurence Leslie (Laurie) BRIGGS

Laurence Leslie (Laurie) BRIGGS Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

BRIGGS, Laurence Leslie

Service Numbers:	S54873, SX18483
Enlisted:	17 October 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brighton, South Australia, Australia, 6 October 1922
Home Town:	Stepney, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling:	Riverton High School, South Australia
Occupation:	Student Teacher
Died:	Died of wounds, New Guinea, 20 November 1943, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot S. Row D. Grave 6. Personal Inscription ~ "OUR "LAURIE" SO DEARLY LOVED, SO SADLY MISSED AT HOME".
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, Wangaratta 2/24th Infantry Battalion Memorial Wall, Wynarka WWII Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

17 Oct 1941:	Involvement Private, S54873
17 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Riverton, SA
17 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (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 (WW2) , Private, SX18483, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion

Help us honour Laurence Leslie Briggs's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Leslie Herlwin Briggs and Mabel May Briggs, of Wynarka, South Australia.