Reece Stanley HIGGS

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Service Number:	6432
Enlisted:	4 October 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	6th Field Ambulance
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Bellevue, Swan, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Apprentice Boiler Maker
Died:	Bassendean, Swan, Western Australia, 1938, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Originally buried in the Anglican area, Section LA, Grave 0641
Memorials:	Bellevue Roll of Honor

4 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6432, 4th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Perth, WA
22 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 6432, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
22 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 6432, 4th Field Ambulance, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle
8 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Field Ambulance, At Moascar
26 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Field Company Engineers
28 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Field Ambulance
11 Nov 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Field Ambulance
30 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6432, 6th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of Jacob Reece Higgs and Rosalie Jane Higgs nee Gordon of Clayton Street, Bellevue, WA formerly of Melbourne, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 19 June 1919 aboard HS Windhuk as nursing staff disembarking on 8 August 1919

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1924c Reece married Vera M. Vass in Geraldton, WA