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HIGGINS, Leslie James
Personal Details
Service Number: | V23155 |
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Enlisted: | 28 March 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia, 7 October 1916 |
Home Town: | Porepunkah, Alpine, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 1 April 1944, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot L. Row C. Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bright Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, V23155 | |
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28 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V23155, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
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