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Higgins, Mervyn Bournes (1887–1916)

lawyer and army officer

Mervyn Higgins, by H. F. Crowther-Smith, 1916

Mervyn Higgins, by H. F. Crowther-Smith, 1916

National Library of Australia, 7851207

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Mervyn Higgins, by H. F. Crowther-Smith, 1916

Mervyn Higgins, by H. F. Crowther-Smith, 1916

National Library of Australia, 7851207

Life Summary [details]

Birth

8 November, 1887
Victoria, Australia

Death

23 December, 1916 (aged 29)
El Magdhaba, Egypt

Cause of Death

killed in action

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