PaulC78 Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 Hi folks, can anyone find an MIC or other record to match this obituary? Leonard Higham was apparently a QMS with the Royal Inniskillin Dragoons during WW1, he served overseas and was mentioned in despatches. But I've had a good search on Ancestry and the National Archives website and I'm drawing a blank. The obit is dated 1974, so he would have been born in 1890. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 I can't help witht he question, but pedantically, the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons weren't "Royal" as the paper has it. The current regiment is the Royal Dragoon Guards, whose museum is in York http://www.rdgmuseum.org.uk/. They might be able to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 cant find any MIC either - was Higham always his name ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 Having no luck either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 Born 22nd May 1890 (also my birthday NOT 1890 though) according to a family tree , widow Isabel M Higham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 maybe he was in a part of the world that didnt qualify and he got no medals (hence MIC) - the regiment was in India I believe pre war and a class B mention isnt gazetted ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 Coldstreamers last post must be the answer, I have checked every LG entry with the name Higham and nothing has turned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 He married Isabel after her first husband was killed in Oct 1917 (Thomas Charlesworth RFA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 maybe he was in a part of the world that didnt qualify and he got no medals (hence MIC) - the regiment was in India I believe pre war Had a look at the 6th Dragoons (A to D Squadrons) in the 1911 India Census but didn't see him there. And this you may have seen on Ancestry is the nearest name, age & place in the 1911 England census: Name: Leonard Higham Age in 1911: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1891 Relation to Head: Son Gender: Male Birth Place: Warrington, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Warrington County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: 2 Sankey Brook Mill Lane Marital Status: Single Occupation: Warehouseman Registration district: Warrington Registration District Number: 459 Sub-registration district: Warrington ED, institution, or vessel: 35 Piece: 23165 Household Members: Name Age James Higham 65 Ellen Higham 61 Leonard Higham 20 Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 Mike. That is him, but where on earth is his service information ? Married Dec qtr 1921 so doubtful his occupation would have read "soldier", so that would not help. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinrowlinson Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 I suspect his records are available. ASC T1/2057. MID mentioned. May be wrong. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loader Posted 7 February , 2015 Share Posted 7 February , 2015 Obit specifically says he served overseas. Even if in India wouldn't he have recd the BWM even if not the Victy? Should be a MIC to cover issue of it. Very puzzling. Where was the Regtl Depot? If in Ireland I guess that could be counted as "overseas" & no medals earned. Good luck on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinrowlinson Posted 7 February , 2015 Share Posted 7 February , 2015 Hi folks, can anyone find an MIC or other record to match this obituary? I have given you the reference to his records, or perhaps you are waiting for the MIC before posting a response? http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D2856462 Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Posted 8 February , 2015 Share Posted 8 February , 2015 As Kevin has indicated T1/2057 has both an MIC (under Leonard Higham) and a MID card mispelt as C Higham - these are available on Ancestry. He disembarked in Egypt in March 1915. There are also service records for Leonard Higham 2057 - born St Barnabus (in or near to the town of Warrington), Lancashire. The address of 2 Mill Lane, Sankey Brook, matches the 1911 census above. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC78 Posted 8 February , 2015 Author Share Posted 8 February , 2015 Thanks for all of the comments, I've found the records on Ancestry suggested above by Kevin and Mike. No mention of the Inniskillin Dragoons in the service record (so far as I can see), but the personal details seem to fit with the census and obituary so it looks like this is my man. Appreciate the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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