Private

Frederick Albert Edwin Biggs

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Alfred and Annie Biggs, of Tapawera, Nelson, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Frederick a third generation New Zealander grew up surrounded by his immediate and large extended family. His Grandfather George and Grandmother Frances had come out from England in 1841-1842. Both d... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
11611
Name:
Frederick Albert Edwin Biggs
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Annie Biggs (mother), Tapawera, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
17 September 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 May 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 51
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. A. 36.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Frederick Albert Edwin Biggs
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