Holt, James –

Of 141, Belmont Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted March 1915. Formerly Corporal 3851, 2nd/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Played in a football match in October 1916 against a team from the 2nd/10th Bn., King’s Liverpool Regiment. Attached to 1st/70th light trench mortar battery.

Personal details

  • Surname: Holt
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Astley Bridge, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 241689
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: D.C.M.

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/03/1915 17/08/1917 15/03/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6g* 4g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917 21/09/1917 27/10/1917

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