Private

Cecil William Higgins

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Higgins, of Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty

Service Number: 
6/3744
Name:
Cecil William Higgins
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
S. Higgins, Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
06 June 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. D. 24.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Cecil William Higgins
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