William Holt did not date his entry in Nurse Oliver’s album or give any indication of where he had been wounded.  Indeed, he may have been at Hickwells or Beechlands as a result of sickness as I have not been able to find a medal index card for him.  His entry, sharing the page with entries from L Reed and 86771 Private Thomas S Benton of the Royal Engineers, reads:

Fading away like the Stars of the Morning

Loosing their light in its glorious dawn

Thus shall we pass from this earth and its mourning

Only remembered by what we have done

A good deed brings its own Reward

20491 Pte Wm Holt

23rd Company

20th County of London

16 Machell Road

Nunhead

SE

The 1/20th London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich) was a Territorial Force Battalion originating in Blackheath, south east London.  It formed part of the 5th London Brigade in the 2nd London Division and later went on to form part of the 141st Brigade in the 47th (London) Division.  It seems likely from the address that Private Holt gives that the 20th Londons was his local battalion.

Nothing else is known about this man or his service.