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HIGGS, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 67974 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1918, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW) |
| Born: | Wolverhampton, England, 3 February 1876 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 25 November 1951, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 67974, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1918: | Embarked Private, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 23 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 67974, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Nellie (Ellen) Higgs nee Jones of McQuarie Street, Auburn, NSW. George and Nellie married during 1901 in Sydney, NSW
Troopship HT Medic was recalled on 12 December 1918
Medal: British War Medal