HIGGS, Walter Edward
| Service Number: | 483 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 29 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz-les-Cambrai Row D, Grave 39. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 483, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Bombardier, 483, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Bombardier, 483, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 15 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, At Gallipoli | |
| 27 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 27 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 4 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, At Ferry Post | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 29 Apr 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 483, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 483 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Higgs and Jane Higgs of Aberon Street, Randwick, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Walter Edward Higgs was a younger brother to 6870 Pte. Francis William Higgs 2nd Battalion AIF who was later killed in action 9 August 1918, aged 34.
Walter Higgs, served on Gallipoli with the 1st Battery of the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, and fought right through the Gallipoli campaign from start to finish. Shortly after the evacuation, at which he was present, he transferred to the 5th Division Artillery fought a Fromelles. He rose to the rank of Sergeant and transferred to the 6th Field Artillery Brigade a few months prior to his death. He was only 21 years of age.
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