Of 143, Worsley Road, Swinton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company at the Clifton Junction goods yard. Enlisted May 1918.
Higginbottom, Herbert –
Personal details
- Surname: Higginbottom
- Forename: Herbert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Pendlebury, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Swinton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 28
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 9th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 43227
- Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Salford, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- St. Peter's C.E. Church WWI Lych Gate - Swinton
- CWGC Memorial: Ramicourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France
- CWGC reference: A. 17.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 08/11/1918