HIGGINS F.W.
Given Names: Frederick William
Service Number: 551
Unit: Machine Gun company 4, 9th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 21 Yrs 5 Mths
Occupation: Clerk
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Methodist
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 8½ In
Weight: 138 Lbs
Chest: 33-36 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 14/10/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Austin Higgins
6 Tennyson Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 6/12/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Orsova A67
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Chemnitz
Embarked: 7/7/1919
Disembarked: 5/9/1919
Unit: Australian Army Pay Corps
Rank: Sergeant
Discharge Date: 24/10/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 62010
Victory Medal: 60115
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 9/5/1895
Place: Yandoit, Victoria
Father: Austin HIGGINS
Mother: Amelia BEAR
MARRIAGE
Year: 1926
Place:
Spouse: Kathleen Eva MEARES
DEATH
Date or Year: 24/9/1968
Place: Kew, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in actdion 17/10/1917; gassed
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION