His story
Henry John Huxley worked as a jockey.
He was recorded living in Draker Broughton in 1911.
He served as a sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/18093. His recorded unit was Royal Field Artillery.
He died on 22 August 1918, aged 35. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille.
The Find a Grave memorial records his attachment to the 52nd Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Jockey
- Residence recorded
- Draker Broughton
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- SE/18093
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Royal Field Artillery
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 22 August 1918
- Age
- 35
- Cemetery or memorial
- Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
- Grave reference
- II. D. 32.
Connected men
- William Henry CAMPBELLAlso buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
- Sidney John COOKAlso buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
- William Hamer DAVIESAlso buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
- Thomas Francis DONWORTHAlso buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 379
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Henry John Huxley”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/huxley-henry-john-se-18093/.
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