1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

Thomas Holt

Contributed by: Phil Tidman, on 2008-11-11

Thomas Holt
Rank
First NameThomas
SurnameHolt
Year of Birth1895
Year of Death1972
RegimentManchester Regiment
Place of Wartime ResidenceManchester, Lanarkshire

Thomas's Story

"It was like a red hot poker going through my leg"

Thomas Holt was my gramdpa, he was shot in the right leg by machine gun fire, and thankfully surived.

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