We remember William George Biggs, M.s.m.

We remember William George Biggs, M.s.m.

Timeline

Timeline

1878
birth Halford, Shropshire United Kingdom Source:7172222 Source:8815493 1878
1891
dates Age 13 Source:8815493 1891
1891
employment Newsboy Source:8815493 1891
1891
location Newington Terrace, Craven Arms, Shropshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8815493 1891
1901
dates Age 23 Source:8815491 1901
1901
employment Railway engine fireman Source:8815491 1901
1908
marriage Hilda Mary Baxter Source:8815495 1908
1911
dates Age 33 Source:8815489 1911
1911
employment Railway stoker Source:8815489 1911
awards Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) British Award/Decoration Source:7172222
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:8815486
service British Army Serjeant Major WR/296766 Royal Engineers Source:5196069
service British Army Regimental Serjeant Major WR/296766 Royal Engineers 32nd Light Railway Operating Company Source:8815486
1918
death Died Source:7172222 Source:8815486 31st October 1918
burial Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Greece Source:7172222

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William George
Initials WG
Last Name Biggs, M.s.m.
Source 7172222
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Newington Terrace, Craven Arms, Shropshire United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army WR/296766 Royal Engineers Serjeant Major
British Army WR/296766 Royal Engineers 32nd Light Railway Operating Company Regimental Serjeant Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Martha mother
Richard Biggs father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Hilda Mary Baxter wife 1908

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Deborah102878
Medal Index Cards Transcription Deborah102878
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Deborah102878
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Deborah102878
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Deborah102878

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We remember William George Biggs, M.s.m.