HOLLAND, James
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Rank:
Lance Sergeant
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Prior Police Service:
Barnsley Borough Police Force
Regiment/Corps:
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Service:
Army
Born:
Sunday, May 14, 1916
Died:
2000
Place died:
Yorkshire
James Holland was a Barnsley Police Officer who volunteered for the Commandos and was likely part of the 1942 Police Intakes to the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry. In 1939 he was a Police Constable, single, and residing at 1 Darley Terrace, Barnsley. His name is on a roll commemorating the 25 Barnsley Police Officers who served in HM Forces in WW2 which is located at the Police Station, Churchfield, Barnsley. Member of the Commando Association.
Sources
Imperial War Museum Memorials Register, ref. 71748.
The 1939 Register covering Barnsley.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 112 (2001).
Registers of Deaths in 2000, Wakefield District, registered 3rd qr. 2000.
Notes
James Dunning in his book It Had to be Tough mentions an ex-policeman 'Jock' Holland staying on at the Commando Basic Training Centre (pp 107-108). It is unclear if Jock Holland is the James Holland shown here.
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