Son of Mr W. and Elizabeth Higson, of 16, Church Street, Kearsley, Lancashire. Served in Gallipoli, Salonika and France.
Higson, Harry –
Personal details
- Surname: Higson
- Forename: Harry
- Date of birth: January 7th, 1890
- Birth place: Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 28
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 30th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd Royal Marine Battalion.
- Service number: PLY/382 (S)
- Regiment: Royal Marine Light Infantry
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- New Jerusalem Church WWI Memorial - Kearsley
- CWGC Memorial: Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: II. C. 24.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 17/08/1917 28/12/1917