Holloway, James –

Son of H. Holloway, of 16, Heath Lane, Firs Lane, Leigh, Lancashire. Resided at 12, Vermont Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Police Constable 188 of the Bolton County Borough Police from April 1913 until enlistment for military service. (Bolton Archives: ABJ/22/213). Hospitalised with serious gunshot wounds to the back and shoulders September 1917.

Personal details

  • Surname: Holloway
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: September 27th, 1890
  • Birth place: Leigh, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 26
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: September 10th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Unit: "D" Battery, 170th Battalion.
  • Service number: L/17998
  • Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
  • Enlistment date: May 14th, 1915 - 1915-05-14
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/05/1915 14/09/1917 28/09/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 6e 6c* S2*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 28/09/1917

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