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Note for:   Robert Holland,   ABT Jun 1544 -          Index

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Christening:   
     Date:   8 Jun 1544
     Place:   Conway

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Note for:   Robert Holland,   ABT Jan 1556 -          Index

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Christening:   
     Date:   18 Jan 1556
     Place:   Conway

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     Source Conway Parish Records

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Note for:   Robert Holland,   ABT 1841 - ABT Jul 1844         Index

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Residence:   
     Date:   1844
     Place:   Gwaenysgor

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     The Holywell Poor Law Union Record (G/B/134/259) dated 19/7/1844 notesthatRobert aged 3 had burnt to death (very likely as a result of hisclothes catching fire). Robert his father was recorded as having lefthis family. Jane was awarded 8/6d for funeral expenses and the recordshows that "Action" was to be atken against the father - presumablyfor deserting his family. There is no corresponding death certificatefor this date relating to Robert's death.

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Note for:   Robert Holland,   ABT 1835 -          Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   1861
     Place:   Carter

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

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Occupation:   
     Date:   1901
     Place:   Coal Miner

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

Census:   
     Date:   1901
     Place:   19 Pitt 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

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 and is buried in Belgium. He received the MMfor his actions. The medal is in the DLI museum.

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Note for:   Robert Holland,    - ABT 1737         Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   BEF 1737
     Place:   Cooper

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