Regimental number | 4509 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hobart Tas |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Trapper |
Address | Bothwell, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr J Higgins, Apsley, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Walter HIGGINS No. 3332, 40th Battalion, killed in action 28 March 1918. Brother: Sydney Lewis HIGGINS No. 852 40th Battalion and 13th Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia 19 October 1918 |
Other details | Son of John and Julia Higgins of Bothwell, Tasmania. Was wounded in action. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 44 |
Place of burial | Meltom Mowbray, Tasmania |