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Note for:   George Roberts,    - BEF Apr 1945         Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   BEF 1945
     Place:   Miner

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Note for:   Joseph Henry Wynne,    -          Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   1947
     Place:   Engine Driver

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Note for:   William Buckley Ratcliffe,    - BEF Aug 1941         Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   BEF 1941
     Place:   Weighing Machine Clerk

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Note for:   Charles Robertson,    -          Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   1912
     Place:   Engine Fitter

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Note for:   Henry Wiss,    -          Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   1882
     Place:   Labourer

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Note for:   Robert Holland,   ABT 1883 - 17 Dec 1917         Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   1901
     Place:   Coal Miner

Occupation:   Bugler in Durham Light Infantry
     Date:   1904

Residence:   
     Date:   1914
     Place:   7 Arthur Street, Spennymoor, Co Durham

Residence:   
     Date:   1904
     Place:   The Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne

Census:   
     Date:   1901
     Place:   19 Pitt Street, Spennymoor, Co Durham

Census:   
     Date:   1891
     Place:   20 Duncombe Street, Spennymoor, Co Durham

Event:   
     Type:   Military Awards
     Date:   BEF Dec 1917
     Place:   Military Medal

Burial:   
     Date:   AFT 17 Dec 1917
     Place:   Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium

Individual Note:
               1 _MILT
          2 DATE BET 1914 AND 1917
          2 PLAC Belgium
          2 NOTE N423
          2 SOUR S174
          3 PAGE Casualty Data for Robert Holland
          3 DATA
          4 TEXT Company Serjeant Major, 10 Battalion Durham Light Infantry, Service No12583, Date Of Death - 17/12/1917 in Belgium. Grave/Memorial Ref.IX.D. 20. NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY
          2 PLAC Bob

Nine Elms British Cemetery is located west of Poperinge. The cemeterywas begun and used by the 3rd Australian and 44th Casualty ClearingStations when they moved to Poperinghe (now Poperinge), from Brandhoekand Lijssenthoek respectively, in September 1917. Nearly all theburials in Plots I to IX came from these Casualty Clearing Stations,whilst they operated in this area during the 1917 Battle of Ypres, upuntil December 1917. Plots X, XI, XIII, XIV and XV cover the datesbetween the beginning of March, 1918 and the 12th October, 1918, theperiod of the German offensive in Flanders, the British counterattacks and the final advance of August-September. The burials inthese cases were carried out almost entirely by fighting units. Thecemetery contains 1,556 Commonwealth burials of the First World Warand 37 German war graves from this period. There are also 22 SecondWorld War burials in the cemetery, all dating from the Allied retreatto Dunkirk in 1940. The cemetery was designed by Sir ReginaldBlomfield.

The medal is in the DLI museum.

Robert (Bob) Holland was Company Sergeant Major in the 10th battalionof the Durham Light Infantry. He died of wounds received on 17/12/1917at the battle of Ypres. He received the MM for his actions. His medalis on display, in medal case 32, display group 45, at the D.L.I.museum, Durham. He is buried at Nine Elms British Cemetery in Belgium;the grave reference is: IX. D. 20.

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