Rushden Echo, 20^th July 1917

Prisoner of War—Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Higby, High-street, have received news that their son, Pte. Arthur Higby, of the Northants Regiment, is a prisoner of war. All the four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Higby have served with the Colours. The two youngest, Pte. John and Ralph, Beds. Regt., have both been killed; Pte. Arthur, the second son, is now reported a prisoner of war; and the eldest son, Pte. Walter Higby, of the A.S.C., M.T., has not been heard of for nearly a month.