ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

HIGGINS, Walter

HIGGINS, Walter

Full Name: Walter

HIGGINS

Date of Birth: 05

–

1876

Place of birth: Capel

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Capel WA

Next of Kin: Brother-James Higgins

Next of Kin Address: Capel WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3766

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 15th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1917-05-21

Enlistment Location: Bunbury

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1917-09-17

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1917-10-19

Locations Served:

Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-07-20

Cause of Death:

Date of Death:

Place of Death:

Age at Death:

Burial Location:

21/05/1917-To Depot as Private
5/06/1917-ToDepot Squadron Aust Light Horse
3/07/1917-Transferred Camel Corps 4th Reinforcements
20/10/1917-To Aust Base Depot Company Abbassia Egypt
22/12/1917-Transferred 3rd Camel Battalion Abbassia Egypt
1/07/1918-Transferred 15th Light Horse Regiment Surafend Egypt
12/10/1918-Admitted 5th Light Horse Field Ambulance in the Field Egypt
7/11/1918-Evacuated/Admitted 14th Aust Group Hospital Port Said Egypt ( Debility )
14/01/1919-Discharged to Unit Abbassia/Moascar Egypt ex Hospital
7/02/1919-Admitted 2nd Aust Group Hospital Moascar then to No. 14 Aust Group Hospital Moascar
4/03/1919-Embarked Suez for Australia per “Euripides”
31/03/1919-Admitted Ships Hospital at Sea ( Malaria )
19/04/1919-Disembarked Australia
20/07/1919-Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )

 

DEATH/BURIAL DETAILS

Date of Death – 24/10/1949 ( Aged 73 years )

Burial – Capel Cemetery WA – Section 7D5 – Grave No. 36

 

AUTHOR NOTE 

Sincere thanks to Jen THOMSON for advising Death/Burial details in her work ” Capel Connections” , February 2018.