Frederick was educated at Merchant Taylor’s School; at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and at St Thomas's Hospital, London, and qualified in B.A. in 1882; M.R.C.S. and L.S.A. in 1884; M.B., B.S. in 1886; and M.D. in 1890. He was formally assistant demonstrator to the professor of physiology at Cambridge, then was sent out as a Surgeon to the Sudan Campaign by the National Aid Society, becoming H.B.M., acting Consul for East Sudan. Prior to joining the R.A.M.C. he was in practice at Teignmouth, South Devon, where he was medical officer for health of the Union and Port Districts and held other appointments. He volunteered for war service - being gazetted temporary Lieutenant in July 1915, he was appointed S.S.O. of the Wylve Valley from September 1915. He gained promotion to temporary Captain after a years service. Frederick died suddenly at Sutton-Veny Military Hospital, whilst on service. He was the son of Frederick and Elizabeth (daughter of William Holman) Piggott; and the husband of Ada M (daughter of Henry and Ellen Lawrence) Piggott of Teign Road, Teignmouth - married at St Mary Abbott’s, Kensington on 20th May 1886. They had three children.