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First Name: | Edward | Last Name: | HOLLENS |
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| Date of Death: | 30/10/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Peckham | |
| Rank: | Private | Unit: | Royal West Surrey (Queens)7 | |
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Current Information:Age-32 71, Tilson Road, Peckham Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France 18th Division, including 7th Royal West Surrey (Queens) of 55 Brigade, arrived in France at end of July, 1915 and after a period of training moved to the Somme area, recently take over from the French Army.On 27th October, 1915, 7th Royal West Surrey (Queens) moved into the front line in sub-sector D3 in front of Becourt and on 30th October their trenches were fairly heavily shelled by the enemy firing from a position north-east of La Boisselle. It was this that probably resulted in the death of Private Hollens. |
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