William Henry BIGGS

Regimental number10/755
Date of birth19 March 1892
Place of birthTinwald
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressEltham
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.5
Height5' 8"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinFather, William G Biggs, Matapu, Eltham
Previous military serviceServed in D Company, 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair Memorial (Panel 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Walter George and Mary Susan Biggs, of Nolantown, Hawera, Taranaki. Native of Tinwald, Canterbury.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Missing, believed dead, 8 August 1915.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22276182