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HIGGS, Havelock
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1006A |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 6 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | One Mile Boys School, Gympie, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 1 November 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jerusalem Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1006A, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 17 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1006A, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1006A, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Brisbane | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd ANZAC Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps, Confirmed rank of Corpooral. Had been holding the rank of temporary Corporal for a few months | |
| 16 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1006A, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1006A awm_unit: 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-11-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Higgs and Fanny Higgs nee Burrows of Brunswick Street, Brisbane, QLD formerly of Gympie, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal