Albert Johm HIGGS

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Service Number:	1958
Enlisted:	23 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Enfield, Middlesex, England, 28 June 1874
Home Town:	Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Machinist
Died:	Heart disease, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 20 May 1948, aged 73 years
Cemetery:	Charters Towers Cemetery, Qld LYND, Section 8, Row 717, Grave 10669
Memorials:

23 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1958, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
13 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1958, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1958, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
15 Dec 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1958, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to head injury

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At the time of enlistment he was residing in Bank Street, Lithgow, NSW

Son of Caleb Higgs and Mary Ann Higgs nee Hammond of Pukehon, Hawkes Bay, NZ formerly of Enfield, England

Commenced return to Australia on 8 August 1916 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 24 September 1916

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal