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First Name: | Frederick Leonard | Last Name: | HOLLINGSHURST |
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| Date of Death: | 07/01/1916 | Lived/Born In: | Limehouse | |
| Rank: | Rifleman | Unit: | London17 | |
| Memorial Site: | Arras Memorial, France | |||
Current Information:SDGW-HOLLINGHURST Enlisted-Bow
On 6th January, 1916, 17th London (Poplar & Stepney Rifles), of 141 Brigade, 47th Division were relieved from the front line at Loos in France and moved back into support with 2 companies at North Maroc and 2 companies in Loos itself. On 7th January, Loos was the target of the enemy heavy artillery and 7 men were killed when a shell entered and burst in a cellar where they were sheltering. For reasons not yet known, the name of Frederick Hollingshurst is on The Arras Memorial to the Missing rather than the one at Loos itself |
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