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John Maurice Higgins

In memory of:

Private John Maurice Higgins

December 7, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

177753

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 26, 1891
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Enlistment:

November 23, 1915
Montreal, Quebec

Son of David and Emma Higgins, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 603 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

QUATRE-VENTS MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 2.

Location:

Les Quatre-Vents is a hamlet about 2 kilometres south-east of Estree-Cauchy, a village and commune 16 kilometres north-west of Arras on the old Roman road to Therouanne. This road is now part of the main road from Arras through Therouanne to Boulogne.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Private John Maurice Higgins is also commemorated at the Shot at Dawn Memorial, located at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Private John Maurice Higgins is also commemorated at the Shot at Dawn Memorial, located at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Private John Maurice Higgins is also commemorated at the Shot at Dawn Memorial, located at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Private John Maurice Higgins is also commemorated at the Shot at Dawn Memorial, located at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, UK - May 2019 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel– Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie), Lib.) about the 23 soldiers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force who ¿were lawfully executed for military offences such as desertion and, in one case, cowardice¿ announcing that ¿the names of these 23 volunteers will be entered into The First World War Book of Remembrance along with those of their colleagues. Adding the names of these citizen soldiers to the pages of this sacred book, which lies in the Memorial Chamber not far from here, will be a fair and just testament to their service, their sacrifice and our gratitude forevermore.¿ Part 1

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    Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel
    Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel – Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie), Lib.) about the 23 soldiers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force who ¿were lawfully executed for military offences such as desertion and, in one case, cowardice¿ announcing that ¿the names of these 23 volunteers will be entered into The First World War Book of Remembrance along with those of their colleagues. Adding the names of these citizen soldiers to the pages of this sacred book, which lies in the Memorial Chamber not far from here, will be a fair and just testament to their service, their sacrifice and our gratitude forevermore.¿ Part 1
  • Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel– Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie), Lib.) Part 2. Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001

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    Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel
    Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel – Statement by Hon. Ronald Duhamel (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie), Lib.) Part 2. Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
  • Statement by Mr. Roy Bailey– Statement by Mr. Roy Bailey (Souris-Moose Mountain, Canadian Alliance). Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001

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    Statement by Mr. Roy Bailey
    Statement by Mr. Roy Bailey – Statement by Mr. Roy Bailey (Souris-Moose Mountain, Canadian Alliance). Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
  • Statement by Mr. Louis Plamondon– Statement by Mr. Louis Plamondon (Bas-Richelieu-Nicolet-Bécancour, BQ) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001

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    Statement by Mr. Louis Plamondon
    Statement by Mr. Louis Plamondon – Statement by Mr. Louis Plamondon (Bas-Richelieu-Nicolet-Bécancour, BQ) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
  • Statement by Mr. Peter Stoffer– Statement by Mr. Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Musquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore, NDP) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001

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    Statement by Mr. Peter Stoffer
    Statement by Mr. Peter Stoffer – Statement by Mr. Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Musquodoboit Valley-Eastern Shore, NDP) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
  • Statement by Mrs. Elsie Wayne– Statement by Mrs. Elsie Wayne (Saint John, PC/DR) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001

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    Statement by Mrs. Elsie Wayne
    Statement by Mrs. Elsie Wayne – Statement by Mrs. Elsie Wayne (Saint John, PC/DR) Source: CANADA. House of Commons Debates. VOLUME 137 NUMBER 129 1st SESSION 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 11, 2001
  • Attestation Papers– Source: Library and Archives Canada.

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    Attestation Papers – Source: Library and Archives Canada.
  • Attestation Papers– Source: Library and Archives Canada.

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    Attestation Papers
    Attestation Papers – Source: Library and Archives Canada.
  • Photo of John Higgins– In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of John Higgins – In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Canadian Grenadier Guards– In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Canadian Grenadier Guards – In memory of the men who served with the 87th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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