HOLLINGSWORTH, WILLIAM HENRY
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Uttoxeter Advertiser |
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Parents |
Late John and Mary Hollingsworth |
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6 |
Where born |
Marchington, Staffordshire |
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When born |
About 1895 |
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Address |
Parents: Gorsty Hill, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire |
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Uttoxeter |
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Spouse |
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Children |
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Employment Before Joining up |
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Where enlisted |
Uttoxeter |
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Regiment |
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own) |
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Formerly 6774, North Staffordshire Regiment |
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Unit |
12th Bn |
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12th (S) Bn |
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6 |
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Former Service |
6774, North Staffordshire Regiment |
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Rank |
Lance Corporal |
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Service Number |
40664 |
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Date of Death |
3 May 1917 |
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Age at time of death |
22 |
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Where Killed or died |
Pas de Calais – Arras area |
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France/Flanders |
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How he died |
Killed in Action |
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Location of Grave or Memorial |
Arras Memorial for the Missing Bay 4 |
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Thomas Alleynes School War Memorial, Uttoxeter |
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Marchington Woodlands Church War Memorial |
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Awards |
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His parents were the late John and Mary Hollingsworth, of Gorsty Hill, Uttoxeter.
William attended Thomas Alleyne’s School in Uttoxeter, as witnessed by the school war memorial
The school’s war memorial |
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William initially served as 6774 in the North Staffordshire Regiment5.
He went missing in action on 3rd May 1917, and was officially reported Killed in Action in April 19186
He has no known grave and his name is recorded on a panel in the Arras Memorial
The Arras Memorial |
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He is also commemorated on the War Memorial on the lych gate of Marchington Woodlands St John Church |
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