Will O'Brien Posted 30 August , 2004 Share Posted 30 August , 2004 As per CGWC Name: HUGGINS, ALFRED HENRY Initials: A H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Trooper Regiment: North Irish Horse Secondary Regiment: 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) Secondary Unit Text: attd. Age: 21 Date of Death: 30/08/1918 Service No: H/71831 Additional information: Son of Thomas and Susan Huggins, of Portlongfield, Kilbracken, Co. Cavan. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: C. 36. Cemetery: FIENVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 30 August , 2004 Author Share Posted 30 August , 2004 & the cemetery info Cemetery: FIENVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY Country: France Locality: Somme Location Information: Fienvillers is a village in the Department of the Somme, on the Doullens-Abbeville main road, 11 kilometres south-west of Doullens. There is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost on the Doullens-Abbeville main road. The British Cemetery is at the south-east side of the road to Pernois, near the south-west corner of the village. Historical Information: The cemetery was made by the 38th and 34th Casualty Clearing Stations which were posted at Fienvillers in the summer of 1918. It was begun in May 1918 and used until the following September, and one grave was brought in after the Armistice from an isolated position near Bernaville. Fienvillers British Cemetery now contains 124 First World War burials. The cemetery was designed by A J S Hutton. No. of Identified Casualties: 124 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half-pint Posted 1 May , 2005 Share Posted 1 May , 2005 As per CGWC Name: HUGGINS, ALFRED HENRY ... Date of Death: 30/08/1918 Service No: H/71831 Additional information: Son of Thomas and Susan Huggins, of Portlongfield, Kilbracken, Co. Cavan. ... While I cannot contribute anything to the story of young Alfred's life, I have been researching our Huggins family history in Ireland ... primarily in county Tyrone (to c1690), but extending to county Wicklow and to Belfast & Dublin by the mid-1900s. In the course of doing this research, I've picked up a few bits about the county Cavan Huggins lot, in case a related researcher is interested. The surname occurred quite infrequently in Ireland, and it is quite possible that the Huggins-es from counties Tyrone, Monaghan and Cavan were related. Thanks for pointing out this Great War Forum notice, Will. Regards, Alison Causton Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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