Son of John Henry and Sarah Ann Holding, of 33, Ribblesdale Road, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 3582, 5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Reported as John HOLDEN in BJ&G.
Holding, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Holding
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 3rd, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 241493
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: January 5th, 1915 - 1915-01-05
- 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)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- St. Philip's (Daubhill) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: VII. F. 23.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 13/07/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d* S13*
- Bolton Chronicle: 13/07/1917