David John BRIGGS

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BRIGGS, David John

Service Number:	215144
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	32 Small Ship Squadron
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 September 1940
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Died of Illness, Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 30 July 1967, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour

Vietnam War Service

23 Sep 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 215144
23 Sep 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 215144, 32 Small Ship Squadron, AV 1356 Clive Steele
30 Nov 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 215144

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Biography

Birth: Sep. 13, 1940
Sydney
New South Wales, Australia
Death: Jul. 30, 1967
Concord
New South Wales, Australia

215144 Temporary Sergeant David John Briggs
32 Small Ships Squadron (AV Clive Steel)
Royal Australian Corps of Engineers (RAE)
Died of Illness at Concord Repatriation Hospital Concord NSW
30th July 1967 Age 26.

Note: Commemorated in Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood, Sydney, NSW

Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered.

Information from Find a Grave Memorial

http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au/VeteranDetails.aspx?VeteranId=1263789

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