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Nov 14, 1891
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Born in Oldham, Lancashire, England to John and
Sarah Ann (nee Lee) Hollingsworth
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Jan 31, 1916
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Attested into the 164th Battalion CEF
in Burlington, Ontario
Ø Number 663291
Ø Next of kin given as John Hollingsworth, father, 17 Canal St., Oldham,
Lancashire, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Clerk
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Salvation Army
He trained with the Burlington Detachment until
the following June
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May 26, 1916
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Reported to have been AWL (Absent Without Leave)
for 1 day
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Jun 5, 1916
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The entire battalion was gathered in Orangeville
in tents in the Fair Grounds there to conduct battalion level training
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Jul 6, 1916
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The battalion moved to Camp Borden, near Barrie,
Ontario to continue training
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Oct 16, 1916
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The battalion began the march to Hamilton,
Ontario to conduct winter training
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Nov 2, 1916
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The battalion arrived in Hamilton and moved into
the Westinghouse Barracks for the winter
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Apr 5, 1917
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The battalion boarded a train in Hamilton
destined for Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 11, 1917
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Upon arrival in Halifax, the battalion embarked the
SS Carpathia
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Apr 22, 1917
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The battalion disembarked in Liverpool, England
and proceeded to the Otterpool Camp, West of Hythe in Kent and placed in Quarantine to
ensure the health of the battalion members
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Apr 23, 1917
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Transferred to the 2nd Reserve
Battalion in East Sandling while in quarantine and joined the reserve battalion 10 days
later in East Sandling, near Hythe
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May 27, 1917
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Posted back to the 164th Battalion in
Witley to be part of the newly formed 5th Canadian Division
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Jan 28, 1918
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Granted permission to marry and his next of kin
is changed to read Mrs. Edith Hollingsworth, wife, 34 Penn St., Oldham, Lancashire,
England
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Mar 9, 1918
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Attached to the 125th Battalion for
duty
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Mar 28, 1918
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Ceased to be attached and rejoined the 164th
Battalion
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Mar 29, 1918
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When the decision was made to disband the 5th
Division, Private Hollingsworth was transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Mar 30, 1918
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry
Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 1,498 reinforcements from England and
TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Mar 31, 1918
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Left the CIBD and joined the CC Rein C (Canadian
Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart
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Apr 8, 1918
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Left the CC Rein C and joined the 21st
Battalion in billets in Wailly, France as part of a draft of 44 reinforcements from the
reinforcement camp and was assigned to “A” Company
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Aug 6, 1918
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Private Hollingsworth was killed while moving
forward to the front lines when an enemy artillery shell exploded in an ammunition dump
that his company was passing. He was
instantly killed with several other members of his company and buried in the Longueau
British Cemetery, south east of Amiens, France
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Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his widow,
Mrs. E Hollingsworth, c/o Mr. C. Summer, PO Box 75, Feilding, New Zealand
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| 2010
For the 7 nights leading
up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers killed during the war were
projected onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the left is the
name of Alfred Hollingsworth being projected on that wall.
Below right shows the name being broadcast to the schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night
9,700 names were shown.
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