Monday, May 21, 2012

Holliday, William

An old Crimean veteran, Mr William Holliday, formerly of the 57th Regiment, and now residing in Lorne-street, Auckland, called on the Auckland Star, reminding them that Thursday last was the anniversary of the Soldiers' Battle at Inkerman, in the Crimean war.

This event occurred on November 5th, 1854, when 9,400 British soldiers stood their ground against 70,000 Russians, and after eight hours' hard fighting drove them back to their stronghold at Sebastopol and remained masters of a hard fought battle.

General Liprandi was in command of the Russian forces. Mr Holliday arrived in Auckland from Bombay in 1861 in the British war steamer Prince Arthur, and with the 57th Regiment he took part in the Taranaki campaign, and was afterwards stationed in the Waikato for some time.
Wanganui Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9003, 7 November 1896, Page 2



An old Crimean veteran has passed away at Auckland in the person of Mr Wm. Holliday, at the ripe age of 70. He served first in H.M. 57th, and then in the Royal Irish, and held the Crimean medal and clasps for Alma, Inkerman, and Sebastopol, and the Turkish medal.

In 1860 he arrived in New Zealand, and served throughout the Taranaki, Waikato, and West Coast campaigns, under General Chute.
Daily Telegraph , Issue 9147, 25 April 1898, Page 2


The death is announced of an old Crimean veteran, Mr William Holliday, of Lorne-street, Auckland, at the age of 70 years.

Mr Holliday formerly served in H.M. 57th Regiment, and in the 18th Royal Irish, and fought throughout the Crimean war of 1854-56, receiving the Crimean medal and clasps for Alma, Inkerman, and Sebastopol, and the Turkish medal.

In 1860 he arrived in New Zealand and served throughout the Taranaki war, the Waikato war, and the subsequent West Coast campaign under General Chute. In 1870 he left the army, after 22 years' service, with a pension of 1s 1d a day. His pension was increased to 2s 1d a day by the Imperial authorities.

His funeral takes place to-morrow (sic). Mr Holliday leaves a widow and family, one of his sons being a member of the Permanent Force.
Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 111, 12 May 1898, Page 7

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