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Walter Edward HIGGS

Regimental number483
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressAberon Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinW Higgs, Aberon Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Previous military service10th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentBombardier
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 1, Brigade Ammunition Column
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 29 April 1917
Place of burialBeaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 39), Beaumetz-les-Cambrai, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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