Lt. Eric. Edward. Higham

[Stevend]

I am looking for any details of this officer who was in the 5th battalion London Regiment. I believe he died in 1922.

Any help is welcomed also any information on his post war life

[bingoworlddk]

I only have this:

 

London Gazette, 29041-495.

Friday, 15 January, 1915.

War Office, 15th January, 1915.

TERRITORIAL FORCE.

INFANTRY.

5th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade).

The undermentioned to be Second Lieutenants. Dated 16th January, 1915:—

Private Eric Edward Higham, from the 28th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment.

[mancpal]

Entitled to BWM and VM so no overseas service before 1916, also got a SWB in 1919.

Address for medals is Coombelands, Addlestone, Surrey.

 

Simon

[DavidOwen]

His service file is at TNA here http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C703418

It is not digitised but a researcher should be able to copy it for you for a reasonable fee (my last two cost just £4.50 each)

[helpjpl]

 

1911 Census - Age 19:  An Undergraduate Student at Merton College, Oxford.

 

London Gazette 07 July 1919:

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31438/supplement/8575/data.pdf

 

HIGHAM Eric Edward of Coombelands Addlestone Surrey died 28 November 1922 at 29 Wimpole-street.

 

Buried 30 November 1922 at Hoop Lane Cemetery, Golders Green, NW11.

 

JP

[Mark1959]

Image

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205301212

[chrrip]

Higham  Eric Edward 

Artists Rifles (28 London) F/F 4.9.14 – 15.1.15

2/Lt 16.1.15  3^rd Bn; Lt. 21.3.18            F/F         1^st : 14.7.17 – 9.9.17          seriously wounded

Probably wounded 16.8.17 Polygon Wood but file will confirm when; presumably died from his wounds given IWM entry

From my nominal roll of 1st LRB Officers

[RaySearching]

 

Born Eric Edward Hyham, to Jewish parents

The family name anglicised to Higham

sometime prior to 1901

 

Ray