Regimental number | 852 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Shannon Tas |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Apsley, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, John Higgins, Apsley, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Hobart Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brother: Walter HIGGINS No. 3332, 40th Battalion killed in action 28 March 1918. Brother: Norman Albert HIGGINS No. 4509, 12th Battalion, returned to Australia 20 December 1917 |
Other details | Son of John and Julia Higgins of Bothwell, Tasmania. Married Violet Doris Higgins and had 12 children. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 83 |
Place of burial | Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |