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HIGGS, William Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 25339 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bellevue, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bellevue Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 25339, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement 25339, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked 25339, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Division Artillery | |
| 18 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 23rd Field Artillery Brigade (disbanded Jan 1917) | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 16 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries | |
| 28 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jacob Reece Higgs and Rosalie Higgs nee Gordon of Clayton Street, Bellevue, WA. Brother of Reece Stanley Higgs who return to Australia in 1919 having served with the 4th Field Ambulance
Commenced return to Australia on 21 April 1918 aboard HT Suevic
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal