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Note for:   Thomas Evans Holland,   27 Apr 1881 - ABT Aug 1942         Index

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Occupation:   Brass Extruder
     Date:   1919

Residence:   
     Date:   1919
     Place:   35 Sutherland Road, Whiston, Lancashire

Census:   
     Date:   1901
     Place:   Prescot, Lancashire

Event:   Victory & British Medals
     Type:   Military Awards
     Date:   1918

Individual Note:
     The British War Medal, 1914-1920
The right to be awarded this medal was that a member of the fightingforces had to leave his native shore in any part of the British Empirewhile on service. It did not matter whether he/she entered a theatreof war or not.

The medal is silver and circular. A truncated bust of King George V ison the obverse, while there is a depiction of Saint George on thereverse. There is a straight clasp carrying a watered silk ribbon.This has a central band of golden yellow with three stripes of white,black and blue on both sides. The blue stripes come at the edges. Anattempt was made to draw up a list of bars, but it was found to be anoverwhelming task and was abandoned. Some 4,700,000 of these medalswere struck for distribution at home, and another 600,000 in theDominions and Colonies.

6,610,000 British War Medals were issued.
The soldier's regiment and number are inscribed around the rim.
The Victory Medal, 1914-19
This medal was awarded to all those who entered a theatre of war. Itfollows that every recipient of the Victory Medal also qualified forthe British War Medal, but not the other way round. For example if asoldier served in a garrison in India he would get the BWM but not theVictory Medal. In all, 300,000 fewer Victory Medals were required thanBritish War Medals. All three services were eligible. It is notgenerally known that Victory Medals continued to be awarded after theArmistice, for the British forces who saw action in North Russia (upto October 12th, 1919) and Trans-Caspia (up to April 17th, 1919) alsoqualified.

The medal was struck in bronze. On the obverse is a full-length figureof Victory. On the reverse is the inscription "The Great War forCivilisation". There is no clasp, but a ting attachment through whichthe ribbon is passed. The official description of the colour of theribbon is "two rainbows with red in the centre". An oak-leaf emblemwas sanctioned for those who were mentioned in despatches.

5,725,000 Victory Medals were issued.
The soldier's regiment and number are inscribed around the rim.

Thomas Evans Holland served in the Loyal North Lancashire Regimentduring WW1 (Regimental number: 265736/1338). He joined the regiment on16th October serving as a Private and was demobbed on 14th December1918. He was awarded both the British and Victory Medals.
Thomas Evans Holland's grandaughter Sheila Evans has providedinformation relating to his wife Ann (Annie) Mercer. On Ann's marriagecertificate to Thomas Evans Holland it gives her maiden name asMercer. Her mother Margaret Mercer married Samuel Hayes some monthsafter she was born. The fathers name on the marriage certificate isSamuel Mercer with John Thomas Hayes as one of the witnesses. It ispossible that Samuel Hayes was not her father and that Margaret Mercerhad Ann out of wedlock to an unknown father. Sheila notes that herbrother in law's mother still lives in Mostyn and remembers the familywell. Apparently there are three Squares in Mostyn altogether.

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Individual Notes

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Note for:   Thomas James Holland,   ABT 1901 -          Index

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Individual Note:
     England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983 recordsmatching your search for
All Records > Birth, Marriage, & Death > England and Wales, CivilRegistration Index: 1837-1983
HOLLAND, Thomas James 1901 September Births Holywell DenbighshireFlintshire

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Individual Notes

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Note for:   Vera May Holland,   25 Jan 1910 -          Index

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Christening:   
     Date:   9 Oct 1910
     Place:   All Saints Church, Hoole, Chester

Occupation:   
     Date:   1933
     Place:   Shop Assistant

Residence:   
     Date:   1933
     Place:   122 Phillip Street, Hoole, Chester

Residence:   
     Date:   1910
     Place:   122 Philip Street, Hoole, Chester

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