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HUGGINS, Roy

Service Number:	6522
Enlisted:	4 July 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warrenheip, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Warrenheip, Ballarat North, Victoria
Schooling:	Warrenheip State School No 1591
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 12 February 1917
Cemetery:	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row A, Grave 29 Rev. J.W. Grayson officiated
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warrenheip Methodist Sunday School Honor Roll, Warrenheip State School No 1591 Honor Board

World War 1 Service

4 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6522, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6522, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6522, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
12 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6522, Shell wounds to the leg and compound fracture of the right leg

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Edward Huggins of warrenheip, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal