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Pair: Private W. F. Higgs, Royal West Surrey Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 26 October 1917
British War and Victory Medals (G-6894 Pte. W. F. Higgs. The Queen’s R.) in named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (Walter Francis Higgs) in card envelope of issue, good very fine
Pair: Sergeant P. Higgs, Essex Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 22 October 1916
British War and Victory Medals (43222 A. Sjt. P. Higgs. Essex R.) in named card boxes of issue; Memorial Plaque (Percy Higgs) in card envelope of issue, extremely fine (6) £140-£180
Walter Francis Higgs attested for the Royal West Surrey Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 26 October 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Percy Higgs attested for the Essex Regiment and served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 22 October 1916, and is buried at Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France.
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