| Regimental number | 24/1969 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hutt |
| Occupation | Postal clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Diggins, 33 George Street, Masterton |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916. | |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 59335 Daniel Patrick DIGGINS |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916. Transferred from 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, to 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Bn, 26 May 1916. Admitted to Divisional Rest Station, France, 7 June 1916 (shell shock); rejoined unit, 23 June 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 3 August 1916 (lachrymal infection); transferred to No 13 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 4 August 1916; discharged to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 23 August 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 26 August 1916. Found guilty, 20 August 1916, of being absent without leave from 9 pm to 5 am, 20 August 1916: awarded forfeiture of 3 days' pay. Reported missing, in the field, 21 September 1916; admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 September 1916 (gun shot wound, right thigh); transferred to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 24 September 1916; to England, 2 October 1916, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 3 October 1916. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 4 December 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 5 December 1916. Admitted to Venereal Section, Codford, 18 January 1917. Declared by Court of Enquiry assembled at NZ Command Depot, 16-18 January 1917, to be absent without leave for over 21 days. Discharged from Venereal Section, 18 May 1917. Found guilty by District Court Martial, Codford, of being absent without leave when under orders to report at NZ Command Depot on 26 December 1916 until 9 pm, 18 January 1917: awarded 40 days' detention, and forfeited 24 days' pay; forfeited 140 days' gross pay. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 12 July 1917 (scabies); attached to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 24 July 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 2 January 1918. Detailed to attend Bombing Course, Lyndhurst, 16 January 1918. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 11 April 1918. Promoted Corporal, 24 September 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 September 1918; joined Bn, in the field, 7 October 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Remuera', 17 March 1919; discharged, 2 June 1919. Total war service: 3 years 200 days (of which 3 years 63 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 31 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |