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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

James Lawrence Higgin

In memory of:

Captain James Lawrence Higgin

June 29, 1915

Military Service


Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Gurkha Rifles

Division:

1st/10th att'd 2nd/10th

Citation(s):

Mentioned in Despatches

Additional Information


Son of Charles Napier Higgin and Edith Margaret Higgin, of Summerland, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 567 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

HELLES MEMORIAL
Turkey

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The Helles Memorial stands on the tip of the Gallipoli Peninsula. It takes the form of an obelisk over 30 metres high that can be seen by ships passing through the Dardanelles.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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