Holdsworth, Wesley Cope
Son of Rev Joseph Foster Holdsworth, Welyan Minister, and Jane Holdsworth, of 52 Rye Hill, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 19 Freemantle Square. Younger brother of Benjamin and Joseph Arthur, both of whom served.
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Holdsworth was born on 02/09/1897, and attended the School from 1905-1907. He served as a Surgeon Probationer in the Navy, with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. "Begonia" . Holdsworth sadly lost his life on 06/10/1917, as a result of the War.
Holdsworth is remembered on Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Britain, Panel 28.
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Feared to be Drowned (BGS Chronicle April 1918)
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"has been reported missing, and is feared to be drowned. He was a brother of B.G. and J.A. Holdsworth, and was acting as Surgeon-Probationer on a Mine-sweeper which was sunk."
Wesley Cope Holdsworth
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Born: 02 September 1897
School dates: 1905 - 1907
Rank: Surgeon Probationer
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. "Begonia"
Died: 06 October 1917
Age: 20
Remembered: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Britain
Reference: Panel 28
Memorial Site Map (CWGC)
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