James Godfrey (Jim) HIGGS

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HIGGS, James Godfrey

Service Number:	10287
Enlisted:	17 November 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Field Ambulance
Born:	St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Turramurra, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
Schooling:	Gordon Public School and Chatwood High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 26 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Turramurra Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

17 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10287, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 10287, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 10287, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
11 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Field Ambulance
26 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 10287, 5th Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10287 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-26

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Percival Higgs Florence Anna Higgs nee Brown of 'Hazelgrove', Gordon Road, Lindfield, NSW

Brother of Henry Rudolph Higgs who returned to on 25 October 1917 Australia in 1917 having served with the 17th Battalion and Lancelot John Higgs who returned to Australia on 2 February 1920 having served with the 19th and 4th Battalions

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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