Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hollinshead, of 339, Moorside Road, Swinton, Lancashire. Died in a French hospital at Abbeville of serious wounds to the right thigh received 27/12/1917, resulting in amputation of the limb on 08/01/1918.
Hollinshead, Charles –
Personal details
- Surname: Hollinshead
- Forename: Charles
- Date of birth: March 24th, 1895
- Birth place: Swinton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Swinton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: January 26th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: Not known
- Service number: Deal/4030 (S)
- Regiment: Royal Marine Medical Unit
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Holy Rood C.E. Church - Swinton
- Salford Grammar School "Old Salfordians" Memorial - Salford
- St. Peter's C.E. Church WWI Lych Gate - Swinton
- CWGC Memorial: Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: III. G. 17.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/02/1918