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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
624470
Age:
26
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
78th Bn.
Birth:
June 17, 1892
Liverpool, England
Enlistment:
January 9, 1916
Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Death:
September 2, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. B. 7.
Additional information
Son of Thomas Powell Higginson of Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Husband of Martha S. Higginson, of Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
Additional citations
Military Medal, Supplement to the London Gazette dated 24 January 1919.
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Richard Henry (Harry) Higginson with Military Medal ribbon as kept by his sister, Mrs. Frances Mae McGrandle (nee Higginson). -
Military Medal
The medal is awarded to Warrant Officers, non-commissioned officers and men for individual or associated acts of bravery on the recommendation of a Commander-in-Chief in the field. -
Newspaper Clipping
source: Calgary Herald; September 28, 1918 p23
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Private Richard Henry Higginson
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Henry Higginson
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Henry Higginson
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Commemorated on:
Page 429 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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