| Regimental number | 1289 |
| Place of birth | Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Boilermaker |
| Address | 77 Short Street, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29.3 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | George Higgins, 16 Carliba Road, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Mining Corps, Company 3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | Pernes British Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 37), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 20 February 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 May 1916. Admitted to 73rd Field Ambulance, 15 November 1916 (balanitis); transferred to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 18 November 1916; discharged from hospital, 19 December 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 35 days. Rejoined unit, in the field, 16 January 1917. Found guilty, 5 May 1917, of when on Active service creating a disturbance, 3 May 1917: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 1. Wounded in action, 19 May 1918 (gas shell); admitted to 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 May 1918. Died of wounds (gas shell poisoning), 22 May 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HIGGINS Colin |