| 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 |