John Shelly Haydn Higgin

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772482

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Lancashire

Birth city:

Blackpool

Address at enlistment:

34 Palace Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

34 Palace Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Druggist

Religious denominations:

Baptist

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Accident/Illness

BX October 2, 1918

Mr. Clifford Higgin, 34 Palace Street, received word this morning that his son, Signaller John Shelly Haydn Higgin, was suffering from a gunshot wound in the neck, received on September 28. The news of this casualty will cause city-wide regret, as Signaller Higgin was universally known and was a special favorite. He was just 18 years old when he enlisted with the 125th in 1915, and at that time he was a druggist. At present he is in the Nottinghamshire Custom War Hospital.