General Second Lieutenant Archibald Clare (Archie)
Holland
Male
England
1888-04-01
, Scotland
1916-07-27
Longueval, France


About

From the internet: \"Archie Holland was the youngest son of Dr James Frank R Holland, who was British Consul for the Engadine, and Jeanette Calder, née Potts, of 6 Queen Anne?s Gardens, Bedford Park, Chiswick, London. He was educated at Harrow School. Whilst at Merton he captained the University Tennis Team for 1910/11.

\"He enlisted in the Public Schools and University Corps in August 1914, and was later commissioned into the Bedfordshire Regiment as a Subaltern. He went to France in January 1916, and served for some months in the 10th Entrenching Battalion.

\"He was killed in action by the bursting of a shell, at Delville Wood near Longueval, on the night of 27th July 1916.\"



Media


Archive statistics 1906 - 1910
1
21
13


Tournament wins 1907 - Engadine Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments Wimbledon - 1910 Swiss International Championships - 1910 Wimbledon Plate (Consolation) - 1910 Geneva International Championship - 1908 Geneva Cup - 1908 Canadian National Championships - 1908 Swiss International Championships - 1907 Engadine Championships - 1907 Engadine Championships - 1906

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