Thomas Holland

Pte. Thomas Holland (service number: 2334) was an army reservist during the First World War. There is some disagreement to his age, as while the Yorkshire Evening Post states his age was 23, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission gives his age as 25.

Biography
Thomas was the son of Thomas and Hannah Holland, who lived at 7 Pontefract Road. By wartime he is understood to have been the family's sole supporter.

He joined 4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry prior to the war declaration. As he had agreed to take part in "Imperial Service" he remained in the battalion when it was re-designated 1/4th Battalion.

He arrived in Europe on 12 April 1915 at Boulogne-Sur-Mer. He was killed the following month on 12 May, becoming the first Normanton Territorial death in the war. He was buried nearby, and later interned at the Bois-Grenier Communal Cemetery.