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HIGGINS, Matthew Burnard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 888 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Georgetown, South Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Yacka, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Craddock Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cradock District WW1 Roll of Honor, Cradock Memorial Garden, Cradock War Memorial, Cummins War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Yacka Roll of Honor, Yacka WWI Honour Board, Yacka War Memorial, Yacka War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 888, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 888, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 20 Dec 1917: | Honoured Military Medal |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Matthew Burnard HIGGINS was born in Georgetown, South Australia in 1885
His parents were James HIGGINS & Mary Anne FLANNERY who married in St Johns Church in Laura, SA on 20th April, 1880
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