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This story can probably be repeated millions of times over, but reading this, makes me very emotional, as It happened to my grandfather, my dad's father, but my dad was about 4 or 5yrs. old

What a very sad story. Another sad thing is that we never learn and it is happening to families today.... and should not be.My cousin Larry grew up without a father. He was kiled at Arnhem a short while before his birth, aged 27.

His address when killed was just outside St Mary's Parish, off Warrington Lane. We have a Richard Holland on our War Memorial - they may have been related.
CWGC details are:
HOLLAND, HAROLD
Initials: H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Manchester Regiment
Unit Text: 18th Bn.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 31/07/1917
Service No: 203379
Additional information: Son of Charles and Ellen Holland, of 37, Frog Lane, Wigan; husband of Elizabeth Alice Holland, of 7, Sovereign Rd., Wigan.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 53 and 55.
Memorial: YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

Really sad. What a pretty lady your Grandmother was.

I'm really sorry to hear about your mum Sue.There can't be many of the ladies of Worsley Mesnes left.
My thoughts are with you--you must still be feeling really shocked.

Anne Rose, This picture has always intrigued me from being quite young.I have now had it enlarged and it's in a lovely frame in my lounge.

Rev David Long, Thanks for all the trouble you have taken to find out about my Grandad. It was because of him that my brother and I have started to do our family tree. We have so far got back to around the end of the 1700's and it is so very interesting. The Hollands seem to have come originally from Upholland and were either farmers or land owners.

Hello my Grandmother was a Holland and was born in Upholland
Her name was Minnie she had sisters that lived in upholland
I can't remember there names Minnie Maried William (Billy) Heaton he had a coal business in Pemberton they lived for a time at the White Lion public house Pemberton.
They had just one child my Dad Robert Samuel Heaton whom married my mum Alma Taylor. Hope I can find some one who knows about her please
Email me if you can thank you