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HOLLAND, John Vincent
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
HOLLAND, John Vincent
Date Of Birth
19 Jul 1889
Age
27
Birth Place
Athy, County Kildare, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Resided Place
Ireland
Date
3 Sep 1916
Date Of Death
27 Feb 1975
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3rd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment, attached 7th Battalion. Captain, Officer Cadet Battalion seniority date 18/03/1917.
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
10394 (V.C.); Issue 29802 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Guillemont, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Leinster Regiment
Battalion
3rd (Reserve) Battalion, attached 7th (Service) Battalion
Commemorated
Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania
Place of Death
Hobart, Tasmania
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Leinster Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31/10/2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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