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Anthony Higgins

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Anthony Higgins

December 16, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

J/13418

Age:

33

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Thomas Bartholomew William and Augusta Louisa Ann Higgins, of Welling.

Commemorated on Page 81 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

EAST WICKHAM (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD
Kent, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

A.C. Spec. Memorial.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Anthony Higgins is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Anthony Higgins is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Anthony Higgins is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Pilot Officer Anthony Higgins is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Tony Higgins in front of his mother's house after getting his uniform.

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    Biography – Tony Higgins in front of his mother's house after getting his uniform.
  • Biography– This is a letter to Anthony Higgins sent by his sister Marjorie Logan, and returned to her with a message that Tony was deceased.

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    Biography – This is a letter to Anthony Higgins sent by his sister Marjorie Logan, and returned to her with a message that Tony was deceased.
  • Biography– An image of Anthony Higgins at flight school.

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    Biography – An image of Anthony Higgins at flight school.
  • Biography– The cover of the menu for the graduation dinner of Anthony Higgin's flight school - dinner held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg.

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    Biography – The cover of the menu for the graduation dinner of Anthony Higgin's flight school - dinner held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg.
  • Circumstances of death registers– The telegram received by Anthony Higgins' father, Charles Bartholomew William Higgins, to inform him that his son was missing, presumed dead. Page 1 of 2.

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    Circumstances of death registers – The telegram received by Anthony Higgins' father, Charles Bartholomew William Higgins, to inform him that his son was missing, presumed dead. Page 1 of 2.
  • Circumstances of death registers– Page Two of telegram received by Anthony's father to inform him that his son was missing, presumed dead.

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    Circumstances of death registers – Page Two of telegram received by Anthony's father to inform him that his son was missing, presumed dead.
  • Biography– Letter sent to Anthony Higgins by his sister Marjorie Logan, returned unread due to Anthony's death.

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    Biography – Letter sent to Anthony Higgins by his sister Marjorie Logan, returned unread due to Anthony's death.

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