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Latest revision as of 19:19, 6 April 2022
Lieutenant-Commander Lawrence Raikes Higgins, (5 March, 1890 – 25 January, 1930) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend F. M. Higgins.
Higgins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1912. At the Battle of Jutland, he was in the scout cruiser Active. Immediately after the battle, he was re-appointed in her as gunnery officer and remained until being sent to Agincourt on 2 August, 1916. He served in her until June 1918 and then was sent to the light cruiser Glasgow.
Higgins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1922.
Following his adultery, in which he slept with his wife's sister, Eve Japp, he was divorced in June, 1928. The Times recorded,[1]
"Mr. Justice Hill, in giving judgment, said that this was a most shocking case. It was difficult to believe that a man who held a commission in the Navy could behave in such a disgraceful way. He was a disgrace to the Navy."
Higgins was retired at his own request with gratuity on 4 July 1929.
Higgins was found dead in a "bedroom full of gas" on 25 January, 1930 at Wilson Road in Southend, Essex.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Richard L. Fortier |
Captain of H.M.S. Atherstone 21 Jul, 1921[2] – 14 Sep, 1921 |
Succeeded by John W. C. O. Shelton |
| Preceded by Frederic G. Schurr |
Captain of H.M.S. Steadfast mid 1927 |
Succeeded by Thomas C. A. H. Ouchterlony |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Probate, Divorce, And Admiralty Division." The Times (London, England), 8 June 1928, p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 25, 1921; pg. 18; Issue 42781.
