Lot 683
THREE GT WAR GROUPS TO BROTHERS FROM SHEPTON MALLET.
A 1914/15 Star British War & Victory Medals named to 11500 Pte A Higgins C.Gds. (Alfred)
A 1914/15 Star, British War & Victory Medals named to 1358 Pte W Higgins Som L I. (200076) (William)
British War & Victory Medals named to 241891 Pte A H Higgins. Som L I. (Arthur) believed to be the younger brother.
Alfred Higgins served under number 11500 in France from the 22nd January 1915. (D O W) on MIC notes. CWGC states 4th Battalion Coldstream Guards, aged 26. Died of Wounds 25/06/1917. Buried in Plot 3 Row E Grave 19. Ferme-Olivier Cemetery Belgium. The son of John and Elizabeth Higgins of 2 Longbridge, Shepton Mallet.
William Higgins served in Theatre 5a (Asia) from the 14th August 1915. A note on his MIC states Died of Disease 15th November 1916. CWGC states 15/11/1916 aged 24. Number 200076 commemorated on the Basra Memorial. Serving in the 1st/4th Somerset Light Infantry. The son of the Late John and Elizabeth Higgins.
An Evercreech Somerset Peace Scroll July 1919 named to G Higgins.
A mother from Somerset, who lost two sons and her husband in a short time.
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