Information about birth

Year of birth:
1889
Place of birth:
Tottington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Labourer

Army information

Country:
England, United Kingdom
Force:
British Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
50517
Enlistment place:
Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Units:
 —  King's (Liverpool Regiment), 12th Bn.  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
16/08/1917
Place of death:
Langemarck, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
28

Memorial

Tyne Cot Memorial
Panel: 32

Distinctions and medals 2

Points of interest 2

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place

My story

The Blue line was reached after the machine gun posts west of Langemarck were silenced. Once the station was captured little opposition was encountered. The Green Line was reached with more difficulty due to the bad ground condition. Eventually the Red Line could be taken and the line was consolidated. Early in the afternoon of the 16th a German counterattack attempted to break through a gap created between the right side of the 12th Battalion King’s and the Battalion on its right. The 12th Battalion King’s moved to the right and retired 200 yards (about 182 meters) in order to keep the front line continuous. The Battalion was relieved on the 18th of August.

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Ancestry
https://www.ancestry.com/
Sources used
Chris McCarthy, 'Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day' London: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018, p. 56-58.
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/837092/holt,-george/#&gid=null&pid=1
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Naval & Military Archive
http://www.nmarchive.com
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The long long trail
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
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