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Francis Thomas Briggs
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 28 Jun 1924
Place of Birth Byford, Western Australia
Death 8 Sep 2011, aged 87
Place of Death Mandurah< Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 17 years, 10 months
Address Byford, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr Robert Briggs
Military Information
Reg Number W69551 & 83706
Date of Enlistment 26 Apr 1942 & 4 Sep 1943
Rank Private & Leading Aircraftsman
Unit/Formation 5th Australian Garrison Battalion & No. 481 Squadron RAAF
Post War Details



Pre War

War Service

discharged from the CMF in order to enlist with the RAAF on 4 Sep 1943

Discharged from the RAAF on 24 May 1946.

Post War

On 19 Apr 1951 Frank married Kathleen Teresa Reid in the local area. On 3 Dec 1977 he remarried this time to Dawn Ruth Johns.

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at Sussex Farm, Byford, farmhand; 1954 - 1963 at Thomas street, Armadale, brickyard hand; 1968 at Jull street, Armadale, brickyard hand; 1977 - 1980 at Lot 766 Yeedong road, Falcon

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