HOLLIS, Frederick William

Helles Memorial, Gallipoli TurkeyCredit: CWGC

Rifleman
1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wght Rifles
Hampshire Regiment

Frederick was born 1882 in Newport to Alfred & Fanny (nee KNIGHT) HOLLIS of 4 Pyle Street in Newport. He married Ellen Rose LOCKHART in 1904 at the Victoria Methodist Church in Pyle Street.

On the 12th of August, together with others of the 163rd Brigade, The Rifles advanced to occupy the ridge of hills in front of them, & in doing so, cut off the enemy in the area of ANZAC Beach & cape Helles, in order to dominate the Dardanelles Straight. During this first attack, 8 officers & over 300 Rifles were either killed or missing.

Frederick, aged 33, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 3rd of September 1915 his body was never recovered or identified, & so he is commemorated by the Commission on the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli Turkey with 20,962 of his missing comrades.

Frederick is also remembered on the County, Newport Borough & IW Rifles War Memorials. His brothers Albert & Reginald also fell.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.