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HIGMAN, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5093 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Long Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 28 October 1958 |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Cemetery Quarry Hill, Victoria, Australia Mon A4, Grave 38616 |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Long Gully St. Matthews Anglican Church Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5093, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5093, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5093, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5093, 7th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, Shell wounds left and right feet (fractured/severe) | |
| 27 Aug 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5093, 7th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit - both feet amputated |
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