2723771 David Charles HOLLAND, 2 Irish Guards

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: HOLLAND, David Charles
DOB: 1925, 1st Quarter
Place of Birth: Bootle, West Derby, Lancashire
Residence: Bootle, West Derby, Lancashire
Trade/Profession before enlistment:
Parents: David C. and Marie E. Holland nee Moore, of Gwespyr, Flintshire, married 1923 3rd Quarter West Derby, Lancashire
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SERVICE
Army/Personal Number: 2723771
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Battalion: Irish Guards, 2nd Armoured Battalion
As at 01/09/1939:
Enlisted:
Soldier's Will:


CASUALTY
CWGC Link: Casualty Details
CWGC Certificate:

Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
Date of Death: 02/10/1944
Age at Death: 19
Casualty Type: Killed in Action

Cemetery: ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY
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Cemetery Photo:
Grave Reference: 11. A. 12.
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Headstone:

Reburial Date: 12/09/1945
Original Burial Place / Map Reference: Sheet 6 NW, Map Ref 712653
Inscription:
"He died for freedom
That we might live in peace."

Army Casualty List (WO 417):
2723771 Guardsman Holland D C 1944 Irish Guards
The Times Casualty List: published


PRISONER/MISSING
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MEDALS
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REFERENCES
War Diaries: War Diary: 2nd Armoured Battalion IRISH GUARDS, Jan - Dec 1944
Archive Files: WO 417
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War Memorial:
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Websites:
Irish Guards: Roll of Honour - WWII Open Resource Group
ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK war cemetery, holland
"Little Sense of Urgency" (2014) - Used Sources