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HIGGS, Frederick Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14039 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station |
| Born: | London, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Drouin, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 October 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 9 October 1952. Ashes interred Dodonaea, Garden N14, Bed 2, Rose 12 and held in perpetuity for all time |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14039, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 14039, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 14039, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 14 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 14039, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Higgs and Mary Higgs of Railway Avenue, Drouin, Victoria formerly of London, England. At the time of enlistment he was living at Lonsdale Street, Dadndegong, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking on 28 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Frederick married Beatrice Olive Sinclair Winters in Victoria