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2735073 Guardsman Alfred William HOLLAND, 1 Welsh Guards: Between 10/05/1940 and 04/06/1940

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  1. dbf

    dbf Member

    Date of Enlistment: 1939
    Army Number: 2735073
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Alfred William HOLLAND
    Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 9 September 1904
    Place of Birth: Grange, Cardiff

    Date of Death: Between 10 May 1940 and 4 June 1940



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  2. dbf

    dbf Member

    Name: Alfred William Holland . Date of Birth: 9 September 1904 . Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/180/333
    Name: Alfred William Holland.
    Date of Birth: 9 September 1904.
    Place of Birth: Grange, Cardiff.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Guardsman.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [1 Battalion Welsh Guards].
    Service Number: 2735073.
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: [unspecified].
    PoW number: [unspecified].
    Date of Death: [Between 10 May 1940 and 4 June 1940].
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 2.
     
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  3. dbf

    dbf Member

    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2776948/alfred-william-holland/
    GUARDSMAN ALFRED WILLIAM HOLLAND
    Service Number: 2735073
    Regiment & Unit: 1st Bn. Welsh Guards

    Date of Death: Between 10 May 1940 and 04 June 1940
    Age 30 years old
    Buried or commemorated at WEST CAPPEL CHURCHYARD
    Grave Reference: Row C. Grave 12.
    Location: France
    Additional Info: Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Holland, of Grange, Cardiff.
    Personal Inscription: IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY. HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS KING & COUNTRY. SADLY MISSED
     
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