Ernest Thomas Highfield

1890 - 1915  (25 years)

• Name	Ernest Thomas Highfield
  Birth	1890	Seighford, Staffordshire, England   [1]
  Christening	17 Aug 1890	Seighford, Staffordshire, England   [2]
  	Name: Ernest Frederick Highfield Baptism date: 17 Aug 1890 Baptism place: Seighford, St Chad County: Staffordshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: Frederick Mother's name: Harriet Abode: Seighford Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer Archive reference: D6362/1/1 Page: 26
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Seighford, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Seighford, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Haughton, Staffordshire, England   [5]
  	Address: Holly Lane
  Death	25 Sep 1915	Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium   [6]
  	Name: ERNEST T HIGHFIELD Death year: 1915 Service number: 12637 Rank: Private Regiment or unit: Shropshire Light Infantry Record source: GRO War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 to 1921) Volume: I.26 Page: 137 Record set: British nationals armed forces deaths 1796-2005 Category: Birth, Marriage, Death and Parish Records Record collection: Deaths and burials Collections from: Great Britain
  Commemorated	Abt 1919	Bradley, Staffordshire, England   [7, 8]
  	HIGHFIELD, ERNEST Memorial St Mary and All Saints Parishioners - WW1 (WMR 27398) Bradley Staffordshire St Mary and All Saints Church Bradley, Stafford, Staffordshire Wooden board with names in wooden frame incised in gilt lettering. Other lettering carved and raised. Fretwork top to board.
  Commemorated	24 Jul 1927	Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium   [6, 9]
  	HIGHFIELD, ERNEST THOMAS Rank: Private Service No: 12637 Date of Death: 25/09/1915 Age: 25 Regiment/Service: King's Shropshire Light Infantry 5th Bn. Panel Reference: Panel 47 and 49. Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Frederick and Harriet Highfield, of Little Bridgeford, Stafford. (Menin Gate Memorial was unveiled 24 Jul 1927)
  Notes	1891 census - age 8 months
  Person ID	I12550	Gilbert
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Frederick Highfield,   b. 4 Apr 1867, Chebsey, Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Harriet Owen,   b. 14 Jun 1869, Seighford, Staffordshire, England d. 1940, Stafford, Staffordshire, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1890	Stafford, Staffordshire, England
  Family ID	F8791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1890 - Seighford, Staffordshire, England Christening - 17 Aug 1890 - Seighford, Staffordshire, England Residence - 5 Apr 1891 - Seighford, Staffordshire, England Residence - 31 Mar 1901 - Seighford, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Holly Lane - 2 Apr 1911 - Haughton, Staffordshire, England Death - 25 Sep 1915 - Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium Commemorated - Abt 1919 - Bradley, Staffordshire, England Commemorated - 24 Jul 1927 - Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  HIGHFIELD, Ernest T: World War 1 Medal Index Card World War 1 medal index card for Ernest T HIGHFIELD. He was a Private in the 5th Battalion of The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. He entered the theatre of war in France on 23 Jun 1915 and died on (or after) 25 Sep 1915. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the British War Medal, and the 1914-15 Star. UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk)

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Highfield, Ernest Thomas; Mother's Maiden Surname: Owen; GRO Reference: 1890 S Quarter in STAFFORD Volume 06B Page 11 (accessed 26 Sep 2017). [S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Highfield, Ernest Frederick; Baptism year: 1890; Father's name: Frederick; Mother's name: Harriet; Baptism place: Seighford, St Chad (accessed 6 Jun 2019). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Highfield, Ernest Tho; Birth year: 1891; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Stafford; Parish: Seighford; Town: Seighford; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2137; Folio: 25; Page: 11 (accessed 23 Jun 2018). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Highfield, Ernest Thomas; Birth year: 1891; Birth town: Seighford; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Stafford; Parish: Seighford; Town: Seighford; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2569; Folio: 32; Page: 16 (accessed 13 May 2018). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Highfield, Ernest Thomas; Birth year: 1891; Birth place: Seighford Staffs; Reg dist: Stafford; Parish: Seighford; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG14PN16345 RG78PN1013 RD357 SD1 ED12 SN78 (accessed 22 Mar 2018). [S38] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Highfield, Ernest Thomas; Country: Belgium; Cemetery or memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial; Service number: 12637; Regiment: King's Shropshire Light Infantry; First World War (accessed 21 Aug 2018). [S382] War Memorials Register (FindMyPast), Highfield, Ernest; Death year: 1915; County: Staffordshire; Country: England (accessed 17 Dec 2020). [S383] War Memorials Register (Imperial War Museum - IWM), Highfield, Ernest; Memorial county: Staffordshire; Memorial town: Bradley (accessed 17 Dec 2020). [S163] Wikipedia, Wikipedia contributors, "Menin Gate" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menin_Gate) (accessed 16 Dec 2020).