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BIGGEN, Edgar Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 27 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia , 1896 |
Home Town: | Brunswick East, Moreland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Vere Street State School, Collingwood, Victoria |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Accidental (Injuries), Belgium, 24 February 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Berks Cemetery Extension |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 27, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 27, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
27 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
27 Oct 1917: | Promoted Lance Corporal, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
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