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Five: Leading Seaman J. Holland, Royal Navy
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (J. Holland. A.B. H.M.S. Barrosa); 1914-15 Star (185220. J. Holland, L.S., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (185220. J. Holland, L.S. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (185220. J. Holland, A.B. H.M.S. Crescent.) good very fine (5) £240-£280
Approximately 56 Cape Colony clasps awarded to H.M.S. Barrosa.
James Holland was born in Plymouth on 23 March 1880 and enlisted in the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 30 August 1895. He served during the Boer War in H.M.S. Barossa, and was advanced Leading Seaman on 17 August 1907. His Great War service included service in H.M. Ships Essex, Defiance, and Carysfort.
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