Holt, Ernest –

Husband of Mrs. Holt, of the Gate House, Blackburn Road, Eagley Bank, Turton, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1915. Seriously gassed on 11/03/1917 and succumbed two days later.

Personal details

  • Surname: Holt
  • Forename: Ernest
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Eagley Bank, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: March 13th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 242193
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: III. M. 3.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/05/1915 23/03/1917 30/03/1917 07/12/1917 15/03/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6g 6f* S6* 4g

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