Sir George Higginson | |
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![]() A cartoon of George Higginson from an 1884 edition of Vanity Fair | |
Born | 21 June 1826 |
Died | 1 February 1927 | (aged 100)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1845–1893 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Grenadier Guards |
Commands | Home District (1879–84) |
Battles / wars | Crimean War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Legion of Honour (France) Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire) |
General Sir George Wentworth Alexander Higginson, GCB, GCVO, DL (21 June 1826 – 1 February 1927) was a British Army officer and veteran of the Crimean War who served more than 30 years in the Grenadier Guards.