James George Higgins 1855 and Maria Hough 1860 Western Australia

Private Stafford Higgins 50, 44th Battalion, A Company. KIA 28/03/1918 Sailly-Le-Sac, Somme, France. bur: 26 Villers Bretonneux Cemetery, Somme, France

Private James Edward Higgins Rank Service Number 3142 Unit 28th Battalion Date of Death 20 April 1917 Cemetery or Memorial Details 26 Villers Bretonneux-France Place Of Enlistment Cranbrook, W.A.
War Grave Register Notes HIGGINS, Pte. James Edward, 3142. 28th Battalion. 20th April, 1917..8.15 K.I.A. 20.4.17
Transferred to 51st Battalion 29/02/16

James (Jack) Edward Brown hair, yellowish eyes, 177cm, 69kg. Wounded in Action, gunshot wound to fingers 29/071916

VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL

Wounded in action 09/07/1916 : Sgt William E. Higgins, #49, 44^th Battalion, enlisted on 14 Jan 1916, RTA on 1 June 1919. also served in the same battalion as his brother Stafford. of the three brothers he was the only survivor.

James (Twin) George Higgins 1855
Edward Giles Higgins 1833 and Mary Hough 1836
William Higgins 1800 and Sarah Dredge 1799 - Britannia 1830

*James (Twin) George Higgins 1855 and Maria Hough 1860*
Married : 21/12/1881 Picton #5191
Descendants of this family are eligible to become members of the Swan River Pioneers 1829-1838 group
Siblings 4th Generation
Higgins	Stafford	1883 Ferguson	KIA 28/03/1918 Sailly-Le-Sac, Somme, France. Honour Roll
Higgins	Ethel Ann (Toots)	19/06/1886 Ferguson	16/12/1962 Glen Forrest 74 yrs
Higgins	Ellen Bethia (Nell)	1889 Arthur River
Higgins	James Edward (Jack)	1891 Mt. Barker	KIA WW1 20/04/1917 Honour Roll
Higgins	William Edwin (Tod)	1895 Tenderden, W.A.	4 Feb 1967 Hospital, Albany, W.A.
Higgins	Bertha Maria	1898 Plantagenet, W.A.	1899 Black Wattle Farm on Gordon River ,W.A. 15mths
Higgins	George Clarence (Clarry)	1902 Frankland River
Higgins	Sydney Marshall	6 Mar 1907 Albany, W.A.	11 Feb 1994 Albany bur: Rocky Gully C’try, grave #12
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Maria b. 21/04/1860 d. 25/12/1944 f. James Hough m. Ann Hurst Private Stafford Higgins 50, 44th Battalion, A Company. KIA 28/03/1918 Sailly-Le-Sac, Somme, France. bur: 26 Villers Bretonneux Cemetery, Somme, France VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL Private James Edward Higgins Rank Service Number 3142 Unit 28th Battalion Date of Death 20 April 1917 Cemetery or Memorial Details 26 Villers Bretonneux-France Place Of Enlistment Cranbrook, W.A. War Grave Register Notes HIGGINS, Pte. James Edward, 3142. 28th Battalion. 20th April, 1917..8.15 K.I.A. 20.4.17 Transferred to 51st Battalion 29/02/16 James (Jack) Edward Brown hair, yellowish eyes, 177cm, 69kg. Wounded in Action, gunshot wound to fingers 29/071916 VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL Wounded in action 09/07/1916 : Sgt William E. Higgins, #49, 44^th Battalion, enlisted on 14 Jan 1916, RTA on 1 June 1919. also served in the same battalion as his brother Stafford. of the three brothers he was the only survivor. James (Twin) George Higgins 1855 Edward Giles Higgins 1833 and Mary Hough 1836 William Higgins 1800 and Sarah Dredge 1799 - Britannia 1830 Photos from Michael Hamerston