| Surname: | Holden |
| Initials: | C A S |
| Rank: | Acting Sergeant |
| Army Number: | 3907978 |
| Notes: | CMP. He was born in London SE and resided in London and formerly served in the South Wales Borderers. Killed in Action when HQ 5 Division was bombed. Info from RMP Journal, 1 quarter page 163. 5 Div Pro Coy War Diary WO 167/253/ 1/6/1940 Capt J Bower, DAPM 5 Division, Company disembark fro Dunkirk successfully but are scattered over the United Kingdom. Casualties were 1 killed, Sgt Holden, 1 wounded L/Cpl Smith, 1 missing, L/Cpl Trueman subsequently reported a a POW.. (See A Dunkirk Story (Part I) by Lt/Col J A T Bower, RMP Journal, 4th quarter, 1962, page 110). Casualty Lists 226/2, BEF France, Killed in Action, date not reported, (26/5/1940), 69. 20/9/48 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, War Medal, MID, GSM Palestine. Address:- 1 Council House, Netheravon, Nr. Salisbury, Wilts. Inscription on gravestone: You are not lost but gone before to welcome us in heaven. Charles Arthur Stephen Holden. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | General Service Medal 1918 (London Gazette: Medal Roll WO 100/509 Page: 262 Jan. 24, 1940) |
| Citation: | Clasp: Palestine, 1936- 1939. |
| Decoration: | Mention in Despatches (London Gazette: 35020 Page: 7197 Dec. 20, 1940) |
| Citation: | BEF. Location shown as in the field. No. shown as 3903978 on this LG. Correct No. 3907978. |
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| Date of Death: | May 26, 1940 |
| Company: | 5 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2253056 |
| Cemetery: | STRAND MILITARY CEMETERY COMINES-WARNETON, BELGIUM 🇧🇪 |
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