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When the First World War began, Captain Holland was posted to British forces on the Continent. He participated with the battle for Neuve-Chapelle, where he was killed in France by a German sniper on 9 May 1915, during the Battle of Festubert.
May 4, 2021 · photograph of Cyril's grave. I had observed that a C.T.T. Holland, also an officer serving with the Royal Field Artillery, was killed in action in the vicinity of Aubers Ridge on 9th May 1915 - the same day as Cyril Holland.
May 1, 2003 · When the Great War broke out, he and his brother went to the Western Front, and there Cyril, along with three quarters of a million of his countrymen, met his destiny, caught by a sniper's bullet...
A collection of obituaries found in the British Newspaper Archives. This is a collaborative project with FindMyPast.com.
Excerpted photograph of Cyril Holland c/o the University of Glasgow Library, probably taken soon after he had joined the Royal Field Artillery.
Cyril Holland (born Cyril Wilde, 5 June 1885 – 9 May 1915) was the first son of Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd and brother to Vyvyan Holland. Contents. 1 Life. 2 Death. 3 References. 4 External links. Life.
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