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The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners Afterwards, he was associated with Jas. Ross, C. E. in constructing other lines of ry. 363 HS Holt married Jessie, daughter of Andrew Patonof Sherbrooke, Quebec. Little is known of her, but in 1914 she was vice regent of the Wolfe & Montcalm chapter 364 of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire 365 They were very involved with philanthropic works, and The particular function of the Daughters of the Empire in war time [was to] supplement the equipment of the soldier's kit with such articles as the Government [did] not supply, designated field comforts, particularly knitted articles. The Red Cross by their constitution can handle only hospital supplies. This left a wide scope for the I.O.D.E., and they rallied to the work with enthusiasm. During October [1914] alone over 7,000 Balaclava caps were sent down to Valcartier 366 , very largely hand knit. This number was to a large extent made possible by the fine donation of 1,000 pounds of wool from the Paton Manufacturing Co., Sherbrooke 367 Herbert Paton Holt’s childhood was spent in Canada, it is unclear when he moved to England but it may have been in 1911. He graduated from the Canadian Military College on 13 th August 1910 368 and was made Lieutenant the 3 rd 363 Morgan, HJ (1898) , The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Handbook of Canadian Biography, Toronto, William Briggs p. 474. 364 A district of Montreal 365 McDougald, Mrs HW (1914) The Call To Arms, Montreal's Roll of Honour, European War, 1914 366 Close to Quebec. 367 See http://www.rootsweb.com/~qcmtl-w/IODE.html for a short history of the IODE. It is noted that the company mentioned here was owned by Jessie Holt’s father. 368 Army List January 1911 109
The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners Regiment of Dragoon Guards in September the following year 369 . At this time they were stationed in Hounslow, Middlesex, where it remained until being sent to Cairo in 1912, and thence to France in 1914 370 . In 1915 Lt. Holt was Adjutant to the 3 rd and was serving with the Regiment’s Machine Gun Corps for a year in 1916 / 1917. 371 He was promoted to Captain a few months later and moved to the Tank Corps. Maj. Holt later published a history of the regiment’s service during the Great War 372 . Major Holt’s batman was Percy William Badminton who was killed on 18 September 1918 373 and there is a photograph of him in the Stable Yard at Lackham before hostilities commenced Before Holt bought Lackham in 1927 het was living at Jaggards in Corsham and while he was still there he bought Showell Farm from Lord Glanely for £9,800. Showell’s tenant at the time was Guy Frank King 374 The agreement between Lord Glanely (the previous owner of Lackham) and Major Holt was dated 4 th June 1927 and gives some interesting details about the estate, for example the House was not yet on mains electricity but had storage batteries supplied by the local electricity company. This appears in the clause detailing what fixtures and fittings were to be left behind when Lord Glanely (the Vendor) sold the estate - 369 Army List 1911 - 917 370 http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/dg3.htm 371 Army List July 1917 He was in the Machine Gun Corps between 20 Feb. 1916 and 19 th March 1917 372 Holt, H. P.(1937) The history of the Third (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards, 1914-1918. Guildford : Privately Printed. Issued by DP & G Military Publishers (2001) ISBN-13 9781903972021. I have been unable to track down a copy of this book if anyone knows where I could consult it please do get in touch! – Auth. 373 Wilson A &Wilson, M (1990) Around Corsham and Box in Old Photographs Alan Sutton Publishing ISBN 0 86299 894 B p102 374 Thrings papers 110
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