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Walter Arthur Horace HIGMAN

Regimental number4512
Place of birthOrange New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressWondai, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Aj Higman, Wondai, Queensland
Enlistment date4 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 June 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Walter Arthur
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 245), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
143
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Anne HIGMAN, Wondai, Queensland. Native of Orange, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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