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HIGGINBOTTOM, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1365 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1914, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lancashire, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Flour Miller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardenelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
7th Field Ambulance Cemetery Plot 11, Row D, Grave 5 B.K. Bond officiated Headstone inscription reads: But the Lord will clasp the golden chain tighter when we meet again, 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1365, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1365, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1365, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Samuel and Mary Jane Higginbottom; husband of Margaret Ann Higginbottom of 11 Zebra Street, Salford, Lancashire, England
Father of Margaret Higginbottom, Thomas Higginbottom and Stanley Higginbottom
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal