Donald Bain SIGG
Year of Birth: 1928
Place of Birth: Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 3 June 1946
Australian Defence Force: Royal Australian Navy
Ship: HMAS Warnambool
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: A6770
Died: 17 September 1947
Age: 19 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot B – Row A – Grave 6
Donald Bain Sigg was born 27 May 1928 in Swan Hill, Victoria to Fredolin Peter and Elsie Camelia (Matthews) Sigg. He was one of four children.
He enlisted in Melbourne on the 3 June 1946, his height was 5 feet 5¾ inches with brown hair, brown eyes and fresh complexion, his next of kin was his mother, Elsie. He also served on the H.M.A.S. Cerberus.
Donald was engaged to Elaine Bell.
He was killed when H.M.A.S Warnambool was engaged in bomb and mine clearance off the North Queensland Coast and struck a mine.
Donald Bain Sigg’s name is located at panel 1 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: A6770, (SIGG Donald Bain) National Archives of Australia
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
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