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HIGGS, Ernest Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 767 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drouin, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Toora, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | New Zealand, 21 February 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Taita Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Toora & District Roll of Honour, Toora School No 2253 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 767, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 767, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 767, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 767, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Higgs and Jane Amanda Higgs nee Wilkinson of Toora, Victoria formerly of Drouin, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 5 July 1915 aboard HT Ballarat
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In April 1967 Ernest was residing in Waiwetti Road, Lower Hutt City, NZ