Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Holland, of 34, South View, Belmont, Lancashire; husband of Mary Hannah Holland, of 30, Maxwell Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914. Seriously wounded in the chest by a shell on 21/03/1918 at Doullens. One of six brothers serving.
Holland, Ernest –
Personal details
- Surname: Holland
- Forename: Ernest
- Date of birth: July 10th, 1884
- Birth place: Belmont, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Astley Bridge, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 33
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 25th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Company Sergeant Major
- Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 16651
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: September 19th, 1914 - 1914-09-19
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.i.D. (x2); Croix-de-Guerre (Belgium)
Memorials
- Astley Bridge (Seymour Road) Methodist Church WWI Memorial Brass Plaque
- 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)
- St. Peter's (Belmont) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: V. B. 60.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 12/02/1915 21/07/1916 24/11/1916 31/08/1917 08/03/1918 05/04/1918 12/04/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c-e* 7b 7d 4a/b 6d* 6e 6c-d/f*