William Carling HIGGS

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Service Number:	5109
Enlisted:	6 January 1916, Enlisted at sea
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Northam, Northam, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Ganger
Died:	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1 July 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Northam Memorial Hospital

6 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5109, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at sea
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5109, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5109, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle
18 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Cycle Corps
7 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 28th Infantry Battalion
23 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 44th Infantry Battalion, In England
7 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5109, 44th Infantry Battalion
3 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5109, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to hernia

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Son of William Higgs and Honora Ann Higgs nee Daley of Plenty Road, Preston, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 12 November 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Florence Higgs nee Keele. William and Florence married during 1920c in Victoria