Havelock HIGGS

HIGGS, Havelock

Service Number: 1006A
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
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World War 1 Service

4 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1006A, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
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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Biography 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