IN LOVING MEMORY OF:

John Higgins 09-May-16


First Name: John
Last Name:Higgins
Rank: Private
Regiment: 1st Connaught Rangers
Military Number:8052
Place of Birth:Ballymacward Kilconnell (Castleblakney)
Place of Death:Mesopotamia
Date of Death:09-May-16
Age:34
Additional Information:

Died of Cholera: (Mesopotamia) 9 May 1916. Age 34.

Supplementary Notes: Enlisted: Ballinasloe.

Awarded: 1914 Star.

Born: Ballymacward,Kilconnell (Castleblakeney).

Buried: Amara War Cemetery-Amera-Iraq (VII.F.2).


Connaught Rangers

Connaught Rangers.

Amara War Cemetery - Iraq (VII. A. 11.).

Amara War Cemetery - Iraq (XXI. G. 15).

Mons star medal

Mons Star British World War I campaign medal for service in France or Belgium between 5 August and 22 November 1914.