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BRIGGS, George Harrison
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 68 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cerebro spinal meningitis, 4th Aux Hospital Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt, 1 February 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery D. 294. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 68, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Southern embarkation_ship_number: A27 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 68, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, HMAT Southern, Melbourne | |
| 1 Feb 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 68, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 68 awm_unit: Australian Army Medical Corps awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-02-01 | |
| 1 Feb 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 68, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Died from illness. |
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