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HIGGINS, George Emberton
| Service Number: | 5376 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Talia, South Australia., 13 June 1882 |
| Home Town: | Paradise, Campbelltown, South Australia |
| Schooling: | N/A |
| Occupation: | Labourer. |
| Died: | Frewville, South Australia., 12 August 1951, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 22, Site No: 34 |
| Memorials: | Campbelltown Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5376, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5376, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5376, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 5376, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5376, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
George Emberton Higgins mother’s name was Lillian Marv Higgins, and his siblings were Rov and Dennis. George’s job was as a labourer before the war. George lived in South Australia in Paradise and was born in Talia, West Coast of South Australia. He enlisted on the 14th of February 1916 at the age of 33.
George served with the unit 10th Infantry Battalion, his service number was 5376.
Life during the war for George Emberton Higgins was quite hard, due to George going to hospitals for illnesses, including Trench Feet. This condition is where the feet have been cold or wet for too long and your foot will start to lose circulation and rot. This condition can occur from being in the trenches too long from standing in the mud and moisture.
George Higgins safely made it back home to Adelaide returning to Adelaide in 1919. George did not die in the war, however, he died peacefully at the Age of 69, on 12 August 1951. George was buried in the A.I.F cemetery on the 17 of August 1951.
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