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William Higginson

Details

Forename William
Surname Higginson
Middle Name
Memorial Leigh Cenotaph
Age 21
Address 3 Henrietta Street / 22 Hope St
Parents' Address As above
Township Leigh
Rank Lance Corporal
Occupation or place of work Compositor at 'Leigh Chronicle'
Regiment Manchester Regiment 12th Batt
Day of Death 7
Month of Death July
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Thiepval Memorial
Regiment Number 15895
Name of War First World War
Location Leigh
Additional Information Son of James and Ellen
CWGC, LJ 21/7/16, Ancestry