[Clipping of Milfred Holdsworth’s entry in the Canadian Bank of Commerce’s book: Letters from the Front: Being a Record of the Part Played by Officers of the Bank in the Great War, 1914-1919, Volume II, p. 208 (Southam Press, 1920).]

Holdsworth, Milfred Valentine—Gunner. Born 25th April, 1888, at Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. Father, Nelson P. Holdsworth, Farmer. Educated at Vandecar Public School and Woodstock Collegiate Institute. Entered the service of the Bank, 11th November, 1907. Enlisted, 5th September, 1916, from Head Office, Toronto, in 67th (University) Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, with the rank of Gunner. Transferred to 1st Reserve Battery, Shorncliffe, 30th November, 1916; 3rd Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column, France, 7th March, 1917. Principal actions: Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, 1917; Amiens, Arras, Cambrai, Valenciennes, Mons, 1918. Demobilized, 30th March, 1919. Returned to duty with the Bank, 1st May, 1919. 199.