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Captain MERVYN BOURNES HIGGINS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Light Horse

Adjt., H.Q., 8th

Date of Death

Died 23 December 1916

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

KANTARA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY

A. 190.

Egypt

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Australian
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Henry Bournes Higgins and Mary Alice Higgins, of Doona, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.
  • Personal Inscription GREET THE UNSEEN WITH A CHEER
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Buried or commemorated at

KANTARA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Egypt
Number of casualties: 2004
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