by BostinFittle1982 » Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:06 pm
I am trying to find out if my Great Grandfather Joseph Edward Higgins fought in WWI or if he didn't why. He was born 12 Apr 1893 in 99 Tat Bank Road, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England and was a Blacksmith. I have found the following possibilities but none of them have addresses
British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 about Joseph E Higgins
Name: Joseph E Higgins
Regiment or Corps: Royal Garrison Artillery, Royal Engineers
Regimental Number: 297368, 245632
Name: Joseph E Higgins
Regiment or Corps: Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Regimental Number: 52227
Name: Joseph E Higgins
Regiment or Corps: Army Service Corps
Regimental Number: M2/019546
Name: Joseph E A Higgins
Regiment or Corps: Gloucestershire Regiment, Machine Gun Corps
Regimental Number: 2216, 23941
I do know that he was a blacksmith. He and his wife Ethel Edith Wood married in 1915 at Christ Church, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England and they had two children during the war Ethel Edith Higgins in January 1916 and Joseph Edward Higgins in August 1918.
Where can I go from here?