William Bruce HIGGINS

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Service Numbers:	196, 96
Enlisted:	2 August 1915, Newcastle, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stroud, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Gloucester, Gloucester Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot I. Row D. Grave 3. Inscription: DEARLY LOVED SON OF THOMAS AND SARAH HIGGINS "HEATHERDALE" GLOUCESTER AT REST - FAR FROM HOME
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 196, Depot Battalion (AIF), Newcastle, New South Wales
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 96, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 96, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
8 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 30th Infantry Battalion, Reverts to "Private" at own request.
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 196, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 196, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 196, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 196, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 196, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 196 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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