HOLLINGTON William

  • First Name(s):
    William 
  • Surname:
    HOLLINGTON
  • Service Number:
    12583
  • Rank:

    Sergeant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
  • Battalion:
    6th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    3rd September 1916
  • Age At Death:
    37
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 10A and 10D.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and resident Redditch, Worcestershire, enlisted Banbury, Oxon
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Brother of Frank Hollington, 92 Prospect Rd., Redditch, Worcestershire

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

HOLLINGTON William Is Named On These Memorials

Redditch St George’s Church WW1 Memorial

Further Information About HOLLINGTON William

The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger, Saturday 14th October 1916:
Other Local Casualties
Killed
(12583) Sergt. W. Hollington – Oxford and Bucks from Redditch

Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger digitised by and courtesy of Martin Stephens:   http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk

William Hollington was born in 1879.  On the 1901 census he was aged 21, cycle fitter and classed as inmate of Army home, in Gloucester and the Head of the house was Supt. of Church Army Home.  On the 1881 census William aged 1, lived with his parents John and Harriet Hollington and siblings at 8 Monks Building, Ipsley Street, Redditch.

William Hollington has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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Credits: Researched by Jillian Coombes.