Basic Details
Surname
Briggs
Forenames
F
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Fred
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide thee extra detail and record that he was married to Marjorie, who herself served in the WAAF, that he was a Sunday School teacher and cricketer when not working for a local spinning company and that he enlisted in 1940.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Duke of Wellington`s West Riding Regiment
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
6th Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Cpl
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Corporal
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Hottot-les-Bagues
Year of death
1944
Month of death
June
Day of death
18
Age at death
27
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action