HIGGINS R.P.

Given Names:  Richard Patrick

Service Number:  5845

Unit:  24th Battalion, 16th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  41 Yrs  10 Mths

Occupation:  Hairdresser                                                                                                

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Roman Catholic

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5 In                     

Weight:  133 Lbs

Chest:  31-33½ In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  22/8/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Mary Higgins

20 Stansell Street, East Kew, Victoria                                                                               

Embarkation Date:  2/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Borda    

Embarked:  26/9/1917                               

Disembarked: 

Unit:  24th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  26/12/1917                     

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  56895

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:    

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1875

Place:  Ballarat, Victoria                           

Father:  Richard Patrick HIGGINS            

Mother:  Elizabeth TOBIN

MARRIAGE

Year:              

Place:             

Spouse: Mary Caroline MAY

DEATH

Date or Year: 1942                                 

Place: Kew, Victoria                                

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Discharged due to debility

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS