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Major (commanding officer) · 141 Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

Laurence Hugh Higgon

† 05/04/1987

Persoonlijke gegevens

NaamHiggon
InitialenL.H.
VoornaamLaurence Hugh
Geboortedatum en -plaatsSpittal; 03.09.1884
AdresScotton, Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire

Extra informatie

Information 1
Acted as Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire from 21.08.1944 to 04.05.1954
Information 2
Passed away in Pembrokeshire, age 102

Militaire gegevens

RangMajor (commanding officer)
Regiment / Eenheid141 Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Sterfdatum

Andere informatie

Information
Throughout their time in the Salient (Sept. 1916-Sept. 1917 + at the end of the summer 1918) Higgon and officers, NCOs and men of 141 Heavy Battery frequently visited Talbot House. Tubby also did services for them at the front/behind the lines. Higgon wrote a contribution about their experiences ('An outpost of Talbot House') in Tubby's 'Tales of Talbot House' (1919).
Information 2
Took communion at Talbot House
Information 3
M.C., C.B.E.

Media

Bronnen

Source 1
CR-Slips-Book 1
Source 2
Louagie, J., A Touch of Paradise in Hell, index