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Note for: Jane Holland Davies, 20 Jun 1892 - 6 Apr 1934 Index

Baptism:
     Date:   4 Sep 1892
     Place:   Dyserth, Flintshire

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Note for: Letitia Ellen Davies, 31 Oct 1894 - 16 Sep 1979 Index

Baptism:
     Date:   27 Jan 1895
     Place:   Dyserth, Flintshire

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Note for: Gwennie Davies, 1 Aug 1897 - 3 May 2000 Index

Baptism:
     Date:   1 Nov 1897
     Place:   Dyserth, Flintshire

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Note for: Thomas Davies, 20 Feb 1900 - 15 Apr 1974 Index

Baptism:
     Date:   10 May 1900
     Place:   Dyserth, Flintshire

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Note for: Robert Lewis Davies, 1 Aug 1904 - 28 Jul 1970 Index

Baptism:
     Date:   21 Oct 1904
     Place:   Dyserth, Flintshire

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Note for: Edward Idris Davies, 7 Jan 1906 - 25 Jun 1983 Index

Baptism:
     Date:   1 May 1906
     Place:   Dyserth, Flintshire

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

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:
               2 OBJE M1433
          2 OBJE M1420
          2 OBJE M1421
          1 _MILT
          2 DATE BET 06 OCT 1915 AND 14 DEC 1918
          2 PLAC North Lancashire Regiment
          2 OBJE M1579
          1 _MILTID 265736/1338
          2 OBJE M1579
          2 OBJE M1580
          2 OBJE M1581
          2 OBJE M1578

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 1915 serving as a Private and was demobbed on 14thDecember 1918. 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.