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James Henry Holt

In memory of:

Private James Henry Holt

October 10, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

68079

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)

Division:

25th Bn.

Additional Information

Son of James Henry and Elizabeth Ann Holt, of Victoria, British Columbia. Born at Manchester, England.

Commemorated on Page 104 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

IV. A. 21.

Location:

Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of October 24, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y272uvic/mode/1up?view=theater. Private Holt enlisted in the C.E.F. under the name of James Henry.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of October 24, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y272uvic/mode/1up?view=theater. Private Holt enlisted in the C.E.F. under the name of James Henry.
  • Gravemarker– Photo courtesy of Gary Nelson

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    Gravemarker
    Gravemarker – Photo courtesy of Gary Nelson

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