NOTE:- Served as John HOLT. Son of William Holden, of 109, Ellesmere Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Resided at 76, Parliament Street, Bolton, Lancashire on enlistment. Formerly employed at Brackley Colliery, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Enlisted 05/08/1914 as Private 2585, 3rd Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and discharged as physically unfit (flat feet) on 14/12/1914. Re-enlisted as John Holt (Reported as King’s Royal Rifle Corps) from 27, Parliament Street, Bolton, Lancashire in December 1914. Served in King’s Liverpool Regiment subsequently. Unity Church.
Holden (Holt), Norman (John) –
Personal details
- Surname: Holden (Holt)
- Forename: Norman (John)
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 16th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 13th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 24146
- Regiment: King's Liverpool Regiment
- Enlistment date: December 22nd, 1914 - 1914-12-22
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 22/09/1916 22/09/1916 29/12/1916 17/08/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 5g 6e* S19* 4h
- Bolton Chronicle: 26/12/1914