STAPLEFORD - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
St Helen's Church War Memorial
St Helen's Church War Memorial
Corporal David BRIGGS 4151
Born: 19 June 1890, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England Enlisted: 23-8-1915, Adelaide, Sth. Aust. Occupation prior to Enlistment: Farmer 50th Battalion late 10th Battalion Australian Infantry Departed Australia 11-1-1916 from Adelaide, Sth. Aust. Killed in Action 25-4-1918, France aged 27years Son of William & Eliza Briggs, 15 Victoria Road, Stapleford, Nottingham. Resting: Hangard Communal Cemetery Extension, Hangard, Picardie, France Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 150 |
Nottingham Evening Post 18th May 1918
BRIGGS. – Killed in action, April 25th, 1918, Corpl. David Briggs, Australian Infantry, aged 27, son of William Briggs, auctioneer, Stapleford, Notts. Also in loving memory of Harold J. Briggs, only brother of the above, killed in action 1916. Both dearly loved and greatly missed. “BRIGGS. – Killed in action, April 25th, 1918, Corpl. D. Briggs, Australian Infantry. The great sacrifice.”
BRIGGS. – Killed in action, April 25th, 1918, Corpl. David Briggs, Australian Infantry, aged 27, son of William Briggs, auctioneer, Stapleford, Notts. Also in loving memory of Harold J. Briggs, only brother of the above, killed in action 1916. Both dearly loved and greatly missed. “BRIGGS. – Killed in action, April 25th, 1918, Corpl. D. Briggs, Australian Infantry. The great sacrifice.”