BRIGGS, John Gordon
| Service Number: | Q46623 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Supply Depot Companies / Platoons |
| Born: | Palmwoods, Queensland, Australia, 31 January 1918 |
| Home Town: | Palmwoods, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 June 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ 7 75 19 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial, Palmwoods District WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, Q46623 | |
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| 2 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q46623 | |
| 22 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Private, Q46623, Supply Depot Companies / Platoons |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Private John Briggs
Private John (Jack) Gordon Briggs (A.M.F.), of Palmwoods, passed away after a serious operation in a Brisbane Military Hospital. He was recently in valided home from New Guinea. The youngest son of Mr. E. Briggs and the late Mrs. Briggs, Private Bri|gs was very popular in the district. Prior to his association witih the Army he had identified himself most actively with sporting associations in the district. Two brothers, Lloyd and Tom, are serving with the A.I.F. The flag at the Palmwoods Memorial Hall was flown half-mast yesterday in memory of the late soldier. The funeral moved to the Lutwyche cemetery.
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