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Record #13301
Name :
: Walter George RIGGS (1895 - 1917)
  aka : Corporal Riggs


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 Jul 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 24 Feb 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Solihull
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 May 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Carthaginian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Middlemore Homes

Agency
: Middlemore
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Corporal Walter George Riggs. The children of Alice Sophie Brooks and Andrew Tom Riggs were Walter George, William Henry and Alice Elizabeth, all were British Home Children through Middlemore Homes. Alice had two more children although their father's identity is unconfirmed, Robert Richardson Riggs and Nancy Lillian Riggs. Alice then remarried Edward Richards and the couple had Edward Richards, Dorothy Richards and Thomas Richards.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Walter George Riggs
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1895
Registration District: Solihull
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 582

In the 1901 English Census, Alice Riggs, 25, 'Dressmaker' and children Walter G (5, born in Solihull, Warwickshire, England), William (3, born in Shirley, Warwickshire, England), Alice E (6, born in Olton, Warwickshire, England) in Solihull, Warwickshire, England.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: RIGGS
Given Name: Walter G
Age: 11
Sex: M
Ship: Carthaginian
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-05-16
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1908-05-28
Party: Middlemore Homes
Destination: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-503
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 20 Nov 1914 in St. John, New Brunswick. Walter George Riggs was born 11 Jul 1895 in Renwick, Cumberland, England. His Next of Kin was given as his mother, Mrs. Abe Richard of Elmdon Heath, Solihull, Birmingham, England. He noted that he was a labourer by occupation. He had previous Military experience with the 67th Sussex New Brunswick. 5'9" in height with blue eyes and light hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

On Feb 24 1917, Acting Corporal Walter George Riggs whilst on duty in the trenches in Vimy Ridge. As per Circumstances of Casualty 'he had his foot blown off by the explosion of an enemy fishtail bomb. Comrades rendered first aid and he was taken to a dressing station and evacuated to No 42 Casualty Clearing Station where he died.'
Commonwealth War Graves Registers states his Next of Kin as Mrs. Alice Richard of Elmond Heath, Solihull, Birmingham, England. He was buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Aubigny-en-Artois, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: I. G. 29.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56154600 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-01-10 10:47:38 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-13 09:54:34 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
18075 RIGGS, Alice Elizabeth1894ENG, WAR, Olton May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
13301 RIGGS, Walter George1895ENG, WAR, Solihull May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
18076 RIGGS, William Henry1898ENG, WAR, Shirley May 1908 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore