John Charles Biggar

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of John and Catherine Biggar (nee McKay); husband of the late Mildred Mary Biggar, of 10, Beaumont Rd., Belleknowes, Dunedin. Born at Dunedin.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Discharged from service due to chronic alcoholism, which may have contributed to his death, but there is no official record or comtemporary press to substantiate this.

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Casualty

Service Number:

16813

Name:

John Charles Biggar

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

07 January 1871

Place of Birth:

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Mrs J H Herbert (sister), 10 Forster Street, Belleknowes

Date of Enlistment:

16 November 1915

Locality on Enlistment:

Commercial Hotel, Blenheim

Place of Enlistment:

Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Widower

Occupation on Enlistment:

Carpenter

Employer:

Public Works Department, Opawa Bridge, Blenheim

Unit:

New Zealand Reinforcements, Home Service Section

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Not known

Date of Death:

23 January 1918

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Dunedin Northern Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Block 106. Lot 3. Class 1.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand