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HIGGINS, James Ingersoll

Other Name:	Kiddle, James Ingersoll - Birth Records
Service Number:	2050
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, August 1889
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	St Albans State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Geelong War Memorial, Geelong Yarra Street Methodist Church Honour Roll Window, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2050, Depot Battalion (AIF), Geelong, Victoria
18 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2050, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
18 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2050, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2050, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Tunisian"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2050, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2050, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2050, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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