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HIGGINS, James Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6735 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 14 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Portarlington, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 4 March 1981, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Portarlington War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6735, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 6735, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 6735, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6735, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6735, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6735, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6735, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Battle of Poelcapelle | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6735, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6735, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 4 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, France | |
| 16 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 6735, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, RTA 1 April 1919 and discharged as medically unfit (invalid - no other details). |
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