HIGGS, Franklyn Robert - WX11143
From WA Military Digital Library
Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia |
Major Franklyn Robert Higgs
Conflict | World War 2 |
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Service Arm | Australian Imperial Force |
Unit | 2/28th Infantry Battalion Kuching Force |
Service No. | WX11143 |
Service Arm | Army |
Date of Birth | 17 Jan 1910 |
Birthplace | Northam, WA |
Residence | Daglish, Perth, WA |
Date of Death | 7 Jul 1989 |
Relatives | Wife - Eunice Mary Payne |
Letter written to family dated 18 March 1945
Diary - Part 1 - March 1945 New Guinea
Diary - Part 2 - 1st April 1945 New Guinea
Diary - Part 3 - 16th April 1945 New Guinea
Diary - Part 4 - 4th May 1945 New Guinea
Diary - Part 5 - 27th May 1945 New Guinea
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Major Higgs was part of the Kuching Force that liberated thousands of POWs and men, women and children civilian internees from the Lintang Camp in Kuching, Borneo in September, 1945.
Record of Service Book
Soldier's Pay Books
Words for the song - 'Sitting On Our Dot In Buna'
Newspaper clipping - Inspecting recruits outside the Leederville drill hall 4th April, 1940