Hollas, William –

Youngest son of William and Alice Hollas (nee Nuttall), of 9, Seafield Road, Lytham, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hollas
  • Forename: William
  • Date of birth: December 29th, 1896
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Lytham, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: December 27th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Able Seaman
  • Unit: Public Schools Company, Hawke Battalion.
  • Service number: London Z/1408
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: February 22nd, 1915 - 1915-02-22
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey
  • CWGC reference: Panel 8 to 15.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/01/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c*
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 05/01/1917

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