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Auction: 25111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 473

Three to Lieutenant J. Hollyoak, 53rd Welsh Divisional Cyclist Company, Army Cyclist Corps, late Royal Warwickshire Regiment and who suffered a gun shot wound to the right arm in June 1915

1914-15 Star (1566 Pte. (A-Cpl.) J. Hollyoak. R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. Hollyoak.), a couple of edge bruises and light contact marks overall, otherwise very fine (3)

John Hollyoak was born on 26 March 1896 and originally enlisted on 1 April 1912 into the 7th Battalion of the Warwickshire Regiment, having previously been a warehouseman. He entered the war in France on 22 March 1915 and received a gun shot wound to the right arm in June 1915 while holding trenches in the Ploegsteert Wood area, as a result of this he was evacuated back to England on 27 June 1915 after spending some time at No. 10 General Hospital at Rouen.

On his recovery he returned to duty with the 3/7th Battalion which was later named the 7th Reserve Battalion in April 1916. Hollyoak was promoted Lance Corporal on 27 January 1916 and to Corporal on 7 June 1916. He was sent to the Officer selection and training course at No. 2 Machine Gun Corps Officer Cadet Battalion based at Pirbright on 8 January 1917. Hollyoak passed the course and was commissioned on 27 April 1917 into the Army Cyclist Corps.

He departed Southampton on 19 September 1917 going via France and Taranto to Alexandria arriving on 16 October 1917. Hollyoak was then posted to join the 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Cyclist Company and joined it in the field on 4 November 1917. He served with them throughout the latter stages of the campaign in Palestine, during this time he suffered minor bouts of illness as well as attending a technical machine gun course. He sailed for home from Port Said on 20 June 1919 and relinquished his commission on 6 July 1919. He applied for his medals in 1924 which were sent to him at 32 Arbury Road, Stockingford, Nuneaton. In later life he lived with his wife and daughter at 344 Braunstone Lane, Blaby, Leicestershire and died in Staffordshire in 1970; sold together with some copied research.

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Estimate
£200 to £300

Starting price
£200