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Captain JOHN WILLIAM HOLT

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

8th Bn. formerly 4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 27 August 1917

Age 37 years old

Buried or commemorated at

POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY

XXXV. B. 17.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Husband of Annie Holt, of Lea St., Lindley, Huddersfield.
  • Personal Inscription HE SAVED OTHERS HIMSELF HE COULD NOT SAVE
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Buried or commemorated at

POELCAPELLE BRITISH CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 7485
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