Matthew A Higgins was a son of Francis and Susanna Higgins. Matthew Higgins was born on 8th November 1894 in the area of Draperstown, County Derry. He was one of 14 children. The family lived in Desertmartin. Matthew was an agricultural labourer. Matthew Higgins enlisted in 1915. Private (2nd Class) Matthew Higgins was serving on the 39th Squadron of the Royal Air Force when he died on 22nd January 1919. He was 24 years old.
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Matthew A Higgins was a son of Francis and Susanna Higgins. Francis Higgins married Susanna Maynes in the Magherafelt district on 25th November 1873.
Matthew Higgins was born on 8th November 1894 in the area of Draperstown, County Derry. He was one of 14 children.
Family: Francis Higgins, Susan Higgins (born about 1857), Mary Higgins (born 1st February 1875), John Higgins (born 12th July 1876), Patrick Higgins (born 7th November 1878), Francis Higgins (born 5th June 1881), Susan Higgins (born 4th July 1882), Edward Higgins (born 20th October 1883), Elizabeth Higgins (born 3rd July 1886), Hanna Higgins (born 7th May 1888), Michael Joseph Higgins (born 2nd November 1890), Rose Higgins (born 3rd February 1893, died 19th January 1894), Matthew A Higgins (born 8th November 1894), Felix Augustine Higgins (born 13th December 1896), Rose B Higgins (born 9th March 1899), Thomas Higgins (born 21st August 1900).
The 1901 census lists Matthew A as age 6 living with his aunt at house 9 in Keenaught, Inniscairn, Desertmartin, County Londonderry.
The 1911 census lists Matthew as age 16 living with the family at house 26 in Annagh and Moneysterling, Desertmartin, County Londonderry. He was living with his widowed mother. He was an agricultural labourer.
Matthew Higgins enlisted in 1915.
Private (2nd Class) Matthew Higgins was serving on the 39th Squadron of the Royal Air Force when he died on 22nd January 1919. He was 24 years old.
Private (2nd Class) Matthew A Higgins is buried in Dunkirk Town Cemetery, in Pas-de-Calais, France.
The CWGC record Private (2nd Class) Matthew Higgins as the son of Francis and Susanna Higgins, of Curr, Desertmartin, Co. Londonderry.
