Charles Henry PIGGOTT

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PIGGOTT, Charles Henry

Service Numbers:	1443, 1443A
Enlisted:	26 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Later issued with the service number 1443A
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	1891, place not yet discovered
Home Town:	Katoomba, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 May 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 37 Father Power officiated Headstone inscription reads: As the ivy clings to the oak my memory clings to Thee my son, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

26 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1443, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Later issued with the service number 1443A
11 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1443, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1443, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney
23 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 1443A, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1443A awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-23

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was 'Ras Merria' Katoomba, NSW

Son of Charles Henry and Margaret Isabell Piggott of Bona Viva Street/Clissold Street, Katoomba, NSW formerly of Cartlon Street, Kogarah, NSW. Brother of John Edward Piggott who returned to Australia on 15 August 1915 having served with the 7th Light Horse Regiment

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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