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HIGGS, Joseph Albert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 531 |
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Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Canterbury, Canterbury, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, 12 May 1923, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales W 10, Roman Catholic area, Row OR, Grave 1061. Date of death may possibly be internmnent date |
Memorials: | Bega District School WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 531, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 531, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 531, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 531, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound to the left thigh. Invalided to England from Malta on 15 October 1915 aboard HS Gascon. Left leg later amputated | |
30 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 531, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was residing in Cantebury, NSW
Son of Thomas Higgs and Maria A. Higgs of Bega, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 5 May 1916 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 16 June 1916 as wounded
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal