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HIGGS, Thomas John

Service Number:	7004
Enlisted:	29 September 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adaminaby, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Adelong, Tumut Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 17 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murringo Honour Roll, Murringo War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

29 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7004, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 7004, 13th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 7004, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Higgs and Johanna Higgs of Adelong, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal