HIGGISON, Sydney Percy
| Service Numbers: | 3485, 3485A |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cleveland Street Public School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3485, Depot Battalion | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3485, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3485, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3485A, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3485A awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Sydney Percy Higgison was the son of George and Emily Higgison, 98 Buckingham Street, Sydney, New South Wales. He went missing at Fromelles on the 19 July 1916 and was not confirmed as killed in action until September 1917. From his Red Cross Wounded and Missing file one witness stated he had seen him shot and killed during the attack on the German trenches. His father stated on his Roll of Honour form, ‘Brothers, one killed and the other lost his leg and had several other wounds.’
His older brother, 6991 Pte. Arthur Ernest John Higgison 2nd Battalion AIF, was killed in action in Belgium, 22 September 1917, aged 38.
Another brother, 1562 Lance Corporal George Gordon Edward Higginson 4th Pioneer Battalion was severely wounded by a high explosive shell on the 29 September 1917, and his right leg was soon after amputated. He was returned to Australia during January 1918.
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