Citation(s);
Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Thomas Powell Higginson of Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Husband of Martha S. Higginson, of Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
Military Medal, Supplement to the London Gazette dated 24 January 1919.
Digital gallery of Private Richard Henry Higginson
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Private Richard Henry Higginson
Richard Henry (Harry) Higginson with Military Medal ribbon as kept by his sister, Mrs. Frances Mae McGrandle (nee Higginson).
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Henry Higginson
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.
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Henry Higginson
source: Calgary Herald; September 28, 1918 p23
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Richard Henry (Harry) Higginson with Military Medal ribbon as kept by his sister, Mrs. Frances Mae McGrandle (nee Higginson).
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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.
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source: Calgary Herald; September 28, 1918 p23
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 429 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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DURY MILL BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Dury is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 1 kilometre north of the straight main road from Arras to Cambrai (D939). Approximately 16 kilometres from Arras travelling towards Cambrai on the D939 is the Canadian Forces Memorial at Dury. 300 metres after the Memorial the Cemetery is signposted to the left towards Dury village. 200 metres from the D939 the cemetery is signposted to the left. It is located in open fields, and is approached along an unsurfaced track about 500 metres long.
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