Cecil William HIGGINS

Regimental number6/3744
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinS Higgins, Spring Grove, Nelson
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6 June 1917
Place of burialWulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 24), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs S. Higgins, Spring Grove, Nelson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 25