Eric George Stanley HIGGINS

HIGGINS, Eric George Stanley

    Service Number: 1436
    Enlisted: 20 July 1915
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 11th Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 8 September 1895
    Home Town: Adelaide, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Bricklayer
    Died: Prospect, South Australia, 24 August 1960, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
    He was cremated on 25 August 1960 and his ashes were interred on 22 February 1966 in the South East Individual Shrub Bed, SB1, Positon 068. Internment number is 250398 and expires on 22 February 2026. His wife Agnes is also buried in the same grave
    Memorials: Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original), Rose Park Gartrell Memorial Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    20 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1436, 11th Light Horse Regiment
    18 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 1436, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
    18 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 1436, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
    15 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1436, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Harry Higgins and Annie HIggins nee Coote of Carrington Street, Adelaide, SA. Brother of Richard Coote Higgins, Leslie Gordon Higgins nd Dudley Coote Higgins

    On 25 April 1925 Eric married Agnes Florence Bloomfield in St Cuthbert's Church, Prospect, SA

    Eric returned to Australia on 20 July 1919 having seved with the 11th Light Horse Regiment

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

    Also served in the school cadets

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