Peter Vivian Shuttleworth Holden
Person details
| Forename(s) | Peter Vivian Shuttleworth |
|---|---|
| Surname | Holden |
| Rank | Captain |
| Regiment | Malay Regiment |
| Age | 31 |
| Death | Missing, presumed killed in action |
| Place of Death | Far East > Singapore |
| Date of Death | 15/02/1942 |
| Year of Entry | 1925 |
| House Letter | A |
| School Notes | - |
| Comments | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | |
| Prefect | House Prefect |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 22 |
| Battle | Battle of Singapore |
| Previous Regiment | Sherwood Foresters |
| Burial or Cemetery | Singapore > Kranji |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | Sandhurst; Married |
| Prep School | |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary |
June 18 1944. Recorded as missing March 10 1946. Missing, now presumed to have been killed at Singapore on February 15th, 1942, Peter Vivian Shuttleworth Holden, Capt., The Sherwood Foresters (Macpherson's, A, 1925-29). Peter Holden came to Radley in 1925, and his stay there was a very happy one. From his early days he showed promise at games and later gained his 2nd XV Cap and the Maclaren P.T. Cup, as well as performing very creditably on the river. At all times popular with the boys in his House, he became a House Prefect before leaving in 1929. Son of a Naval Officer, he determined to make the Army his career, passed into Sandhurst, and in 1931 obtained his Commission in the Foresters. It was in 1938 that he was seconded to the Malay Regt. It was only recently learnt that while in Singapore on February 15th, 1942, he was in a car which was heavily fired on by a Japanese patrol, and his death is presumed following the report supplied by a badly wounded man who was with him at the time. His contemporaries will sadly miss a bright and cheerful personality. |
| Service Number | 52663 |
| Place of Birth |
