HIGGINS, William Louis
| Service Number: | 234 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, 12 years 92nd Infantry Bn |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ross, Tasmania, Australia, December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Rossarden, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Ross, Tasmania, Australia, 12 April 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ross Anglican Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia |
| Memorials: | Ross War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 234, 12th Infantry Battalion, 12 years 92nd Infantry Bn | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 234, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 234, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Bravery and dash under heavy fire at Boursies on night of 9-10 April 1917, and skill in handling the light gun team. | |
| 26 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 234, 12th Infantry Battalion, 6th MD |
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From François Berthout
The brother of Sgt 811 Leslie Higgins (KIA, 14/11/1916) had a brother who fought courageously in the Great War, Cpl 234 William Lewis Higgins who served in the 12th Australian Infantry Battalion, B Company and was awarded the Military Medal with the following citation: "For bravery and dash under heavy fire at Boursies on night of 9-10 April 1917, and skill in handling the light gun team." William survived the war and returned to Australia on September 23, 1918. He lived with his wife Martha Pounder and in 1929 they had a daughter, Margaret.William worked in the district as rabbit inspector and poundkeeper for the Ross council. He died peacefully in Ross, Tasmania on April 12, 1964 at the age of 73 and rests in peace in Ross Anglican Cemetery.
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