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Reginald Arthur Briggs

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St Pauls Memorial Erected by No. 3 (Rifle Brigade) Field Ambulance in Memory of the Officers & Men of the unit who fell in France in the Great War (photo J Halpin 2010) (CC-BY John Halpin)

St Pauls Memorial Erected by No. 3 (Rifle Brigade) Field Ambulance in Memory of the Officers & Men o …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Reginald Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Briggs AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Reginald Arthur Edward Briggs AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 3/1687 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    E.E. Briggs (father), 268 Philip Lane, South Tottenham, London N., England AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 3/1687 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Home missionary/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Reginald Briggs was the son of Ernest E. and Emma E. Briggs, of 18, Walmer Rd., Newport, Mon., England. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 August 1918 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM IV. V. 5. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Memorial plaque, St Paul's Church, No 3 Field Ambulance, 25 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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