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PhotographFour members of the 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment. Identified left to right: Major (later Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)) Archibald McGibbon McLaurin, Lieutenant (later Captain (Capt)) Thomas Sydn
Higgins, Mervyn Bournes
Roll of HonourDetails
Rank
Service
Conflict/Operation
Conflict Eligibility Date
Date of Death
1916-12-23
Place of Death
Cause of Death
Age at Death
29
Place of Association
Cemetery or Memorial Details
Source
145/25076,AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Panel Number
6
Related Places
Related Objects
P05064.005
PhotographThe original grave of Captain Adjutant Headquarters Mervyn Bournes Higgins, C Squadron, 8th Light Horse, of Malvern, Vic. A barrister prior to enlistment on 3 February 1915, Higgins embarked from Melb
The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of Captain Mervyn Bournes Higgins, 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, First World War.
FilmThe Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth