| Service number | 234 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Corporal, Lance Corporal, Private |
| Birth Place | Australia: Tasmania, Ross |
| Final Rank | Corporal |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 12th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Place | Ross |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1917-05-26 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-11 |
Corporal William Lewis Higgins
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lance Corporal
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lance Corporal
- London Gazette
- 26 May 1917 on page 5196 at position 32
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 11 October 1917 on page 2662 at position 63
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lance Corporal
-
First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lance Corporal
Timeline
| Date of enlistment | 20 August 1914 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of embarkation | 20 October 1914 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 14 April 1917 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 20 April 1917 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 15 November 1917 | |
| Date returned to Australia | 23 September 1918 |