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HOLDSTOCK C.H<br />
Private G/9809 Charles Herbert HOLDSTOCK. 6 th Battalion, The Buffs (East <strong>Kent</strong><br />
Regiment). Died Thursday 9 th August 1917 aged 29 years. Born Benenden. Enlisted Canterbury.<br />
Resided Rolvenden. Son of Emily Holdstock of Friezingham Lane, Rolvenden, <strong>Kent</strong>. Charles has<br />
no known grave. His name appears on the Arras Memorial, Arras, France. Panel reference Bay 2.<br />
Born Benenden, <strong>Kent</strong>.<br />
The Ashford 1918 Absentee Voters List gives –<br />
Friezingham Lane, Rolvenden<br />
Private 27436 Albert Henry HOLDSTOCK. King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.<br />
Private 6809 Charles Herbert HOLDSTOCK. 6 th Buffs (East <strong>Kent</strong> Regiment).<br />
It is unclear how Charles name came to be included in the 1918 Voters List when he apparently<br />
died in 1917. Perhaps he was reported missing in action and his death was not confirmed until<br />
much later…<br />
The 1901 census gives –<br />
Friezingham Lane, Rolvenden<br />
Emily HOLDSTOCK 44 Rolvenden<br />
Charles 13 Benenden<br />
Edith 10 Rolvenden<br />
Albert 7 Rolvenden<br />
Frederick 2 Rolvenden<br />
On the 3 rd August 1917 the 6 th battalion was in the rear at a line referred to as Brown Line. The<br />
enemy opened a heavy barrage and later attacked Hook Trench. On the 6 th August the battalion<br />
withdrew to Beaurains Camp near Arras where it remained for the next two weeks.<br />
HOLDSTOCK E.S<br />
Private G/4774 Ernest Samuel HOLDSTOCK. 2 nd Battalion, The Buffs (East <strong>Kent</strong><br />
Regiment). Died Tuesday 25 th May 1915 aged 25 years. Born Shoreham, Sussex. Enlisted<br />
Canterbury. Resided Tenterden. Son of George and Mary Ann Holdstock of Milestone Cottage,<br />
Leigh Green, Tenterden, <strong>Kent</strong>. Ernest has no known grave. His name appears on the Ypres<br />
(Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. Panel reference 12 and 14.<br />
Ernest joined the 3 rd battalion The Buffs in Dover on 24 th December 1914. He moved to France<br />
with the 2 nd battalion on 28 th April 1915.<br />
On the 24 th May 1915 the Germans attacked the whole front at Wieltje to the Menin Road. The<br />
2 nd battalion was tasked with rescuing elements of the 9 th Lancers who became trapped on the<br />
Menin Road. The battalion went to reinforce trenches north and south of the Menin Road. By the<br />
days end 150 men had proceeded up the Menin Road as far as Hooge. The battalion remained in<br />
the vicinity of the Menin Road until 27 th May 1915.<br />
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