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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Rflmn. Alfred Holeyman
British Army 18th Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
from:Shoreditch, London
(d.13th June 1917)
Alfred Holeyman was my great uncle.
Sjt. H. O. Holker
Army Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Charles Holland
British Army 8th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Darlaston
(d.26th Nov 1915)
Charles Holland served with the 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. He was born in 1865, so died about age 50.
Dvr. Ernest Holland
British Army 455th West Riding Field Company Royal Engineers
(d.24th Apr 1917)
Ernest Holland was the son of G H Holland of 70 Forres St, Sheffield.
Ernest is back row left along with other members of 455th West Riding Field Company Royal Engineers.
Driver Ernest Holland
Pte. Frederick E.W. Holland
British Army 17th (1st Glamorgan) Battalion Welch Regiment
from:Maindee, Newport
(d.24th April 1917)
Mum's family, the Hollands, were told that their son, Fred Holland was missing, killed in action. Two of his sisters and one of his brothers each named one of their children after him. Fast forward to 2016 and his sister Dolly's family received a letter regarding a service to have his remains to be reburied in Fifteen Ravine Commonwealth Graves Cemetery, outside the French village of Villers Plouich.
Having believed that their uncle's body was never found Des and Tony Fowler went to the ceremony and were thrilled and amazed to hear how Shaun McGuire, whose passion was trying to locate missing deceased Welsh war service personnel, was walking through the cemetery along a line of The Welch Regiments headstones, when he noticed that the 30 headstones all commemorated men who died on the same date 24th of April 1917. Of the 30, 29 had their names inscribed on them but one did not. He researched the regiment's action on this date and found that there were 30 casualties during an attack on the Hindenburg Line and these were their graves. He gave his information to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission who, after investigation, confirmed that this was the grave of Pte. Fred Holland who had later died of his wounds.
He was given a full military service. All thanks to Shaun McGuire who I believe currently lives in Shewsbury.
Pte. George Walter Holland
British Army 1st Btn. Devonshire Regiment
(d.27th Oct 1918)
George Holland is interred at the Etaples Military Cemetery.
Pte. George Holland
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Tunstall
(d.11th Jul 1915)
George Holland was killed in action on the 11th July 1915 in or around the Ploegsteert Woods area. Any further information about his time in service or how he was killed, I would be very thankful for.
Pte. George Holland
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Tunstall, Staffordshire
(d.11th July 1915)
My Great Grandfather, George Holland lived in Tunstall, Staffordshire and worked in the local coal mines. His son George Holland was born 11th of April 1914, he married Mary Annie Woodcock in January 1915
George enlisted with the 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers on the 3rd of February 1915 and was sent to Hounslow for military training. He arrived in France on the 15th of June 1915 and was assigned to work with the 174th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. He is mentioned in the book Brief but Glorious, A brief History of the 8th Battalion on Page 20. Reported to be Blown up in a sap trench on 11th of July 1915 aged 23. He is remembered on the the Tunstall Town War Memorial in Staffordshire and The Ploegsteert War Memorial in Belgium.
Gnr. H. Holland
British Army 173rd Brigade, C Bty Royal Field Artillery
(d.4th December 1917)
Gunner Hollandis buried in Hermies Hill British Cemetery, France, Grave I.A.13.
Pte. Henry William Holland
British Army 8th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Little Sandhurst
(d.20th August 1916)
Henry Holland was born 1891 in Sandhurst, his parents were James and Emma. He had six siblings. Henry married Maud Caryer in April 1913 and their son was born in 1914. Henry died of wounds, aged 25 and is commemorated in St Nicholas Church, Rodmersham, Nr Sittingbourne, Kent.
L/Cpl. James Holland
British Army 10th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Northwich, Cheshire
(d.30th May 1916)
James Holland was executed for cowardice on 30/05/16 age 31 and buried in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont St Eloi, France. James Holland had been in this area in April 1916 when fighting had broken out with the Germans blowing a mine under HollandĆ¢ā‚¬ā„¢s Company. After a brief spell away from the trenches HollandĆ¢ā‚¬ā„¢s battalion was sent back to the front at the beginning of May. Charged with guarding an advanced position with four soldiers under his command, his little party was surprised by a pair of German soldiers entering the trench. Holland ran back shouting that his position had been over run. However the sentry had put the possibly lost Germans to flight. Holland was arrested for cowardice and desertion of his post. Despite a previously good record and a favourable report from his Commanding Officer, he was executed on the 30th May.
He was the son of Mary and Samuel Holland, who lived at Northwich. Apparently his family called him Edwin and stated he was KIA so to avoid scandal associated with his so called "crime". He was also a clerk at Rode Hall in Cheshire. The book "Shot at Dawn" notes that he regularly attended the Wesleyan church in Northwich, quoting as sources, the Northwich Chronicle of 10 June 1916 and the Northwich Guardian of 6 June.
SN John Holland
Royal Naval Reserve HM Trawler Holdene
(d.2nd February 1917)
Seaman Holland was 36 when he died and is buried South of the Lislee Church of Ireland Churchyard, Lislee,Co. Cork.
On February 2nd 1917, Holdene was sunk by a mine from the German submarine UC-11 (Benno von Ditfurth), east from the Shipwash lightvessel. 7 persons were lost.
Pte. John Henry Holland
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Bristol
(d.25th Oct 1916)
John Henry Holland is my great grandfather. He is listed on the Thiepval Memorial. I have his date of death and service number but not more than that. I would love to find out if he was awarded any medals and if there are any photos of the regiment before he died so I might find a photo of him as I currently have none.
A/Cpl. Joseph Holland
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.30th Mar 1915)
Pte. Joseph Holland
British Army 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment
from:St Helens
(d.31st Mar 1918)
Pte. R Holland
British Army 2nd Battalion London Regiment
Private R Holland was wounded whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, London Regiment.
Pte. William Holland
British Army 12th Battalion East Surrey Regt.
from:28 Parkers Buildings, Spa Road, Bermondsey
Sgt. Charles Stephen Hollands
British Army 2nd Btn. B Coy. East Kent Regiment
(d.28th Sep 1915)
Pte. Joseph Samual Hollands
British Army 541st Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:112 Station Road, Bexhill on Sea
My Great Grandfather Joseph was 22 years old when he joined the army. He was 5 feet 5 inches and was married to my Grandmother Florence Avery Hunt. I would love to see if I could find anyone who may have heard of him or knew him. He lived a long life and had many children.
L/Cpl. Robert Holleran
British Army 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Ramsbottom
My Grandfather Robert Holleran served in the 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment in World War 0ne. He was taken prisoner on 24th March 1918 at Mericourt and was imprisoned at Zerbst POW camp in Saxony Germany. He survived the war and died in 1954.
Pte. Robert Holleran
British Army 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
My Grandfather, Robert Holleran served with the 15th.Cheshire Reg., and was wounded and captured on 24th of March 1918. This is from the German POW file.
L/Cpl. Robert Holleran
British Army 15th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Ramsbottom Lancashire
Family memories tell us that my Grandfather, Robert Holleran, was wounded and taken POW in 1918 in what I believe was in the Maricourt area. He survived the war and died in 1954.
2nd Lt. Alfred Powland Holliday
British Army 5th Battalion London Regiment
from:London
(d.20th Nov 1917)
2nd Lt. Alfred Powland Holliday of the 5th Battalion, London Regiment was my great Uncle. He is believed to be buried in Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery at Villers-Plouich.
Fus. George Holliday
British Army 6th/7th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Pembroke Street, Leeholme
(d.10th Aug 1916)
Pte. George Lancelot Holliday
British Army 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Tow Law, County Durham
(d.7th Oct 1918)
George Holliday served with 15th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry.
John Holliday
British Army 278th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
from:Whitby, Yorkshire
Jack Holliday served with 278th Coy. Machine Gun Corps.
Pte. Thomas Holliday
British Army 3rd Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
(d.16th Dec 1917)
Pte. Thomas Holliday
British Army 8th Btn Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Glasgow, Scotland
(d.19th Sep 1918)
Gnr. William Henry Holliday
British Army 173rd Brigade, B Bty Royal Field Artillery
(d.18th June 1917)
Gunner William Holliday was 28 years old when he died. He was the son of William and Emily Holliday, 235 Gidlow Lane, Wigan. He is buried in Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Belgium, Grave II.H.27.
Pte. Ernest Hollings
British Army 3rd Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
from:5 Linsley Row, Mabgate, Leeds
Ernest Hollings is my paternal grandfather. He was born in Leeds in 1898 and died in Leeds in 1971. The National Roll of the Great War states the following: "He joined in October 1916 and in the following month proceeded to the Western Front, where he served in various sectors. He took part in the Battles of Arras, Bullecourt, and Passchendaele and many other important engagements, and was wounded in action at Ypres. He was in hospital in France and Wales before being invalided from the Army in March 1919, and holds the General Service and Victory Medals."
Additionally Ernest was awarded the Silver War Badge. His badge number is B280254. I understand that he was shot through the hand though this has yet to be confirmed. My research at this point is very much a work in progress.
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