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Charles Frank HUGGINS

Regimental number1321
Place of birthNorwich, Norfolk, England
SchoolNorwich Government School, Norfolk, England
Age on arrival in Australia29
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Resident Engineer, Pioneer Bridge, Mackay, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinBrother, Henry william Huggins, c/o Resident Engineer, Pioneer Bridge, Mackay, Queensland
Previous military serviceBritish Army. Enlisted in 1898, his service completed 1910.
Enlistment date25 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"On active service with the British Army through the Boae War in the Royal Field Artillery." Details from Brother
FateDied of wounds 4 May 1918
Place of death or woundingPalestine
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialJerusalem War Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 16), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Emily HUGGINS. Native of Norwich, England

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