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Ernest HIGHAM

Regimental number261
Place of birthFremantle Western Australia
ReligionCongregational
OccupationClerk
Address57 John Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J J Higham, 57 John Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Enlistment date9 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCrouy British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. II), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
153
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Edith HIGHAM, 57 John Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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