HIGSON

		Source
		CWGC	SDGW	Uttoxeter Advertiser	Other
Parents	John and the Late Mrs. Higson			4a
Parents	John Higson	Yes
Where born	Uttoxeter, Staffordshire		Yes
When born	About 1897				6
Address	Parents: 70, Heath Road, Uttoxeter	Yes		4a
Address	Self: Uttoxeter		Yes		5
Spouse
Children
Employment Before Joining up	Postman at Stafford			4a
Where enlisted	Stafford		Yes
Regiment	Leicestershire	Yes	Yes	4a	3, 5
Unit	6^th Bn.	Yes	Yes
Unit	6^th (S) Bn				5
Rank	Corporal	Yes	Yes	4a	3, 5
Rank	Drummer			4b
Service Number	47443	Yes	Yes		3, 5
Date of Death	20 October 1918 – PROBABLY WRONG			Roll of Honour
Date of Death	24 October 1918	Yes	Yes		5
Age at time of death	21	Yes		4a
Where Killed or died	Pas de Calais – 1918 – Vendegies au Bois
Where Killed or died	France/Flanders		Yes
How he died	Killed in Action		Yes	4a	5
Location of Grave or Memorial	Vis-En-Artois Memorial for the Missing Panel 5	Yes
Location of Grave or Memorial	Uttoxeter Town War Memorial				5
Awards	Victory Medal F/102 B18 Page 2175				3
Awards	British Medal F/102 B18 Page 2175				3

He was also a prominent Boy Scout^3a and was well known in the town^4a. Both he and his brother Douglas acted as buglers in the Uttoxeter troop^4a.

He joined the army when he was just 18 years old^4a , which means that he enlisted in 1915. This is borne out by the fact that in February 1916 the Uttoxeter Advertiser^4b published a list of soldiers who had sent grateful acknowledgements for Christmas parcels that had been sent by the townspeople. At this time he was listed as Drummer JW Higson.By the time he was killed he had served for three years^4a. Of these three years, one had been in France^4a.