Regimental number | 28478 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Fordell, Wanganui |
True Name | HIGGIE, Malcolm Crawford |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Higgie, Fordell, Wanganui |
Previous military service | Served in A Squadron, 2nd Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company, left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Tofua' (11 October 1916) and HMNZT 'Willochra' (16 October 1916). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David Higgie and Eleanor Higgie (nee Tozer), Denlair Road, Fordell, near Wanganui |
Family/military connections | Brother: 28477 John HIGGIE |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 February 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 21 May 1917, and posted to C Company. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 20 July 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); rejoined unit, 19 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 34 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16795138 |