John HIGGINS

Regimental number34859
OccupationSeaman
Next of kinSister, Mrs J F Higgins, Catholic Home, off McBride Street, South Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Athenic on 30 December 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Sister: Miss J.F. Higgins, Dunedin South
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 5

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