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HIGGS, Reginald Goldsborough
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2610 , 2610 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Australian Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chauffeur |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 4 September 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Glebe Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2610 , 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2610, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2610, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Army Service Corps AIF | |
| 16 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Motor Transport Company | |
| 29 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2610 , Australian Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Drummond M. Higgs and Ada Emily Higgs of Sydney, NSW
Husband of Othelia Mary Higgs nee Hutchinson of Hereford Street, Glebe, NSW. Reginald and Othelia married during 1914c in Balmain, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 8 September 1919 aboard HT Raranga disembarking on 27 October 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal