In Memory Of

HIGGINS, GORDON SAMUEL BATES

Service Details
Age:
 28
Date of Birth:
 1933-04-09
Service No:
 2289
Rank:
 Corporal
Unit:
 1st Battalion
Unit 2:
 "A" Coy.
Regiment:
 Rhodesian Light Infantry
Date of Death:
 1961-08-02
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, chest crushed whilst climbing Matteposs Mountains
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 BIRMINGHAM (WITTON) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Warwickshire
Country:
 United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Samuel and Doris May Higgins. Born Ashted, Birmingham. An asplalte supervisor. ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.