Name
Herbert Holliman
1877
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
06/04/1918
40
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
203257
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BOUZINCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
III. A. 19.
France
Headstone Inscription
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
UK & Other Memorials
St Paul's Church Memorial, Chipperfield,
Chipperfield War Memorial,
John Dickinson & Co Memorial, Home Park Mill, Kings Langley
Pre War
Herbert Holliman was born in 1877, in Chipperfield, Hertfordshire, son of Henry Giles Holliman (1851-1930) and Eliza Ann (nee Dean) Holliman (1852-1924). The eldest of three children, Annie (B 1880) and Frederick (B 1884).
He was Baptised on 3 March 1878, in the Parish Church, Chipperfield, Herts.
1881 Census records Herbert aged 3, living with his parents and sister Annie 1, at The Windmill Public House, The Common, Chipperfield, Herts.
1891 Census records Herbert aged 13, working as a House Boy, living with his parents, sister Annie 11, and brother Frederick 7, at The Common, Chipperfield, Herts.
Herbert married Harriett Emily Saggs in March 1897, in the parish Church, Chipperfield, Herts, they went on to have six children. Stanley Herbert (known as Herbert) (B 1897), Harold (B 1900), Harry (B 1903), Frederick (B 1905), Robert (B 1910) and Ernest (B 1912).
1901 Census records Herbert aged 23, married to Harriett and working as a Navvy, they have two children Stanley Herbert 3, and Harold 1, living in Chapel Croft, Chipperfield, Herts.
1911 Census records Herbert aged 33, working as a Farm Labourer, living with his wife Harriett and four children Harold, Harry, Frederick, and Robert, in Chapel Croft, Chipperfield, their elder son Stanley Herbert was living with his Grandparents Henry and Eliza Holliman in Alexander Road, Chapel Croft, Chipperfield, Herts, the Census records he was at school and working as a Grocers Errand Boy.
In 1912, their sixth son Ernest Charles Holliman was born. Three years later in 1915, Herbert’s wife Harriett died, aged 40.
At the time Herbert enlisted he was working for John Dickinson & Co, at their Home Park Mill in Kings Langley, Herts.
Wartime Service
Not a lot is known about Herbert’s Military service other that on his enlistment he was posted to “The Queens” (Royal West Surrey Regiment) with the service number T/203257.
He was Killed in Action on 6 April 1918, aged 40. He is buried in CWGC Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. It is possible he enlisted after the death of his eldest son Stanley Herbert (known as Herbert) who was Killed in Action on 16 November 1916, aged 19.
Additional Information
The value of his effects was £11-6s-2d, Pay Owing and £3, War Gratuity which went to his mother Eliza Ann Holliman.
His eldest son Stanley Herbert (known as Herbert) Private 23301 Herbert Holliman of the 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment was Killed in Action on 16th November 1916, aged 19.
Mr. W. Holliman, Alexander Road, Chipperfield, Kings Langley, Herts. ordered his headstone inscription: "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN". Perhaps the W should be H for his father's initial.
The information on the John Dickinson & Co Memorial is incorrect.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Jonty Wild
