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HIGGINS, Colin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1289 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1915, Place of enlistment - Casula, Sydney New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Balmain, Sydney New South Wales, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Died of gas shell poisoning, France, 22 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Pernes British Cemetery Plot I, Row F, Grave 37, Pernes British Cemetery, Pernes-en-Artois, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Ebblinghem, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1289, Mining Corps, Place of enlistment - Casula, Sydney New South Wales | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 1289, Mining Corps, Embarked on HMAT 'A38' Ulysses from Sydney on 20th February 1916 disembarking Marseilles, France 5th May 1916, then entrained for Hazebrouck detraining on 8th May 1916. | |
| 19 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 19 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 1289, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Wounded in action, shell gas | |
| 22 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 1289, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1289 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-05-22 |
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