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Lieutenant-Commander Wilfred Algernon Higgins, (12 July, 1893 – 2 August, 1926) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Higgins passed out of Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in April, 1910 ranked 57th of 77 cadets in marks on the Part I examination.[1]
Higgins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1916.
Higgins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1924.
He died of heat stroke while in command of the river gunboat Teal and was buried in Shanghai.
See Also
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Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Henry V. Hudson |
Captain of H.M.S. Brisk 21 Jan, 1919[2] – 11 Jul, 1919 |
Succeeded by Wilfred A. Higgins |
Preceded by Wilfred A. Higgins |
Captain of H.M.S. Brisk 30 Jul, 1919[3] – Oct, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Aubrey C. Thursfield |
Captain of H.M.S. Teal 27 Jan, 1925[4] – 2 Aug, 1926 |
Succeeded by Donal B. O'Connell |
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