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HIGGS, John Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6030 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Buckinghamshire, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Quairading, Quairading, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | South Fremantle, Western Australia, 5 February 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Cremated. Ashes interred in Garden 1, Site 0095 |
| Memorials: | Quairading War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6030, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6030, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6030, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6030, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Severely wounded by shell fire resulting in the amputation of his right leg. Invalided to England on 23 February 1917 aboard HS West Australia | |
| 23 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6030, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Edward Higgs of Henley, Hambledon, England
Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1917 aboard HT Anchises then transhipped at Capetown on 6 December 1917 to HT Berrima disembarking on 22 December 1917 in WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c John married Millie Carmody in Fremantle, WA