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First Name: | William | Last Name: | HOLLINGS |
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| Date of Death: | 24/12/1914 | Lived/Born In: | Hoxton | |
| Rank: | Private | Unit: | Middlesex2 | |
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Current Information:Ager-23 60, Bridport Place, Hoxton Born-Walworth Estaires Communal Cemetery, France
At the start of the war the 2nd Middlesex battalion were in Malta but they soon returned to England where they joined 23 Brigade of 8th Division. The division landed in France on 5th November, 1914 and on 14th November 2nd Middlesex had their first experience of the trenches at Neuve Eglise. From 21st-24th December they were in the front line trenches at at Rue de Bacquerot. William Hollings died from wounds on 24th December and it is likely that he was wounded during this period spent in the front line. |
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