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Robert William HIGGINBOTHAM

Regimental number5707
Place of birthMelbourne
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
Address362 Chapel Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Mr C W Higginbotham, 362 Chapel Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date4 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXX, Row F, Grave No. II), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
44
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: C.W. and Elizabeth HIGGINBOTHAM, 362 Chapel Street, south Yarra, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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