Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameDouglas Noel Wragg HOLMAN
, 3C2R
, 3C2RBirth24 Dec 1912, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Death24 Oct 1940, At Sea aboard HMS Mendip
FatherHenry Marr HOLMAN (1883-)
MotherGertrude WRAGG (1879-)
Notes for Douglas Noel Wragg HOLMAN
Full name, birth date and location and death date and location from the Congreve Family Tree at ancestry by anyacongreve.
In the January to March 1913 birth index Douglas N. W. Holman, mother’s maiden name Wragg, Sheffield, Yorkshire, volume 9c, page 1131.
In the 1921 census 21 Seventh Road, Sheffield, West Yorkshire
Head Henry Marr Holman, age 36 years 10 months, born Sheffield, Yorkshire, bricklayer’s labourer - Sanderson Brothers Newbold Steel Sheffield
Wife Gertrude Holman, age 41 years 3 months, born Sheffield, Yorkshire, home duties
Daughter Madge Gertrude Holman, age 14 years 1 month, born Sheffield, whole time at school
Daughter Queenie Elizabeth Holman, age 11 years 11 months, born Sheffield, whole time at school
Son Vincent Henry Marr Holman, age 10 years 1 month, born Sheffield, whole time at school
Son Douglas Noel Wragg Holman, age 8 years 8 months, born Sheffield, whole time at school
Son Ronald Justin Oscar Holman, age 5 years 10 months ,born Sheffield, whole time at school
Daughter Neilka Blanche Marie Holman, age 4 years 0 months, born Sheffield
Son Kenneth Richard Chilton Holman, age 1 year 10 months, born Sheffield
UK Commonwealth War Graves
Memorial Register, Chatham Part 4.
Able Seaman Douglas Noel Wragg Holman, C/SSX. 15819. Royal Navy H.M.S. Mendip. 24th October 1940. 35,3.
UK British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records
Douglas Noel Wragg Holman, C/SSX.15819, Royal Navy, rank A.B., HMS Mendip, born December 24 1912 Sheffield Yorkshire, died October 24 1940, cause of death - missing - death on war service presumed , place of death Scapa Flow,m Orkneys
Findagrave
Able Seaman Douglas Noel Wragg Holman Veteran
Birth unknown
Death 24 Oct 1940
Monument Chatham Naval Memorial
Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England
Plot 35 3.
Memorial ID 14373391
Service No: C/SSX 15819
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy, H.M.S. Mendip
The HMS Mendip had completed construction on October 16 1940. She sustained damages when one of her depth charges exploded during work up exercises, this lead to the death of Douglas Holman and others.
From https://www.wildfire3.com/mendip.html
HMS Mendip (L60)
24 Oct 1940. HMS Holderness, while on work-up exercises, and undertaking depth-charge practise, one of the depth charges dropped from her stern blew up prematurely. She sustained serious damage to her stern structure and five of her crew were missing presumed killed.
Holman, Douglas N W, Able Seaman, C/SSX 15819, MPK
Holman, Stanley, Able Seaman, C/SSX 15731, MPK
Hutchins, William P, Able Seaman, C/JX 98898, MPK
Norman, John B P, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 199312, MPK
Seabrook, Henry C, Petty Officer Steward, C/L 13329, MPK
[I wonder if the 2 Holmans were related?]
See Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Mendip_(L60)
In the January to March 1913 birth index Douglas N. W. Holman, mother’s maiden name Wragg, Sheffield, Yorkshire, volume 9c, page 1131.
In the 1921 census 21 Seventh Road, Sheffield, West Yorkshire
Head Henry Marr Holman, age 36 years 10 months, born Sheffield, Yorkshire, bricklayer’s labourer - Sanderson Brothers Newbold Steel Sheffield
Wife Gertrude Holman, age 41 years 3 months, born Sheffield, Yorkshire, home duties
Daughter Madge Gertrude Holman, age 14 years 1 month, born Sheffield, whole time at school
Daughter Queenie Elizabeth Holman, age 11 years 11 months, born Sheffield, whole time at school
Son Vincent Henry Marr Holman, age 10 years 1 month, born Sheffield, whole time at school
Son Douglas Noel Wragg Holman, age 8 years 8 months, born Sheffield, whole time at school
Son Ronald Justin Oscar Holman, age 5 years 10 months ,born Sheffield, whole time at school
Daughter Neilka Blanche Marie Holman, age 4 years 0 months, born Sheffield
Son Kenneth Richard Chilton Holman, age 1 year 10 months, born Sheffield
UK Commonwealth War Graves
Memorial Register, Chatham Part 4.
Able Seaman Douglas Noel Wragg Holman, C/SSX. 15819. Royal Navy H.M.S. Mendip. 24th October 1940. 35,3.
UK British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records
Douglas Noel Wragg Holman, C/SSX.15819, Royal Navy, rank A.B., HMS Mendip, born December 24 1912 Sheffield Yorkshire, died October 24 1940, cause of death - missing - death on war service presumed , place of death Scapa Flow,m Orkneys
Findagrave
Able Seaman Douglas Noel Wragg Holman Veteran
Birth unknown
Death 24 Oct 1940
Monument Chatham Naval Memorial
Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England
Plot 35 3.
Memorial ID 14373391
Service No: C/SSX 15819
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy, H.M.S. Mendip
The HMS Mendip had completed construction on October 16 1940. She sustained damages when one of her depth charges exploded during work up exercises, this lead to the death of Douglas Holman and others.
From https://www.wildfire3.com/mendip.html
HMS Mendip (L60)
24 Oct 1940. HMS Holderness, while on work-up exercises, and undertaking depth-charge practise, one of the depth charges dropped from her stern blew up prematurely. She sustained serious damage to her stern structure and five of her crew were missing presumed killed.
Holman, Douglas N W, Able Seaman, C/SSX 15819, MPK
Holman, Stanley, Able Seaman, C/SSX 15731, MPK
Hutchins, William P, Able Seaman, C/JX 98898, MPK
Norman, John B P, Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 199312, MPK
Seabrook, Henry C, Petty Officer Steward, C/L 13329, MPK
[I wonder if the 2 Holmans were related?]
See Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Mendip_(L60)