Documents relating to Superintendent Percy Hollis



The following documents mention Superintendent Percy Hollis after he left his job with Todmorden Police in 1911


The Todmorden & District News [22nd September 1911]


A pension of £156 16/- was granted to Superintendent Percy Hollis of Todmorden who had served 24 years, but was now suffering from a breakdown which rendered him unfit for duty
 

The Todmorden & District News [21st August 1914]


The whereabouts of Mr Percy Hollis, ex-superintendent of the Todmorden police district, are unknown.

He married a lady from Saxony and when impaired health obliged him somewhat prematurely to resign, he and his wife decided to make their home in Dresden

 

The Todmorden & District News [21st May 1915]


Percy Hollis, aged fifty, former police superintendent of Todmorden, married a German lady just prior to his appointment at Todmorden and on his retirement went to live in or near Dresden in Germany.

Summary of a long letter:

He was interned at the outbreak of the war in various prisons and is now in a concentration camp at Ruhleben.

He asked to be sent food and clothing (a long list for both was given), soap, tooth powder, tobacco or cigars and bedding.

 

The Todmorden & District News [10th December 1915]


Mr Percy Hollis, a former police superintendent at Todmorden, is among a batch of prisoners who have been released from their internment in Germany
 

The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [21st January 1916]


Mr Percy Hollis, formerly police superintendent at Todmorden, has arrived back in England with his wife and child.

They are currently in Leeds.

Mr Hollis married a German lady just before coming to Todmorden and on his retirement they went to live on the outskirts of Dresden.

At the outbreak of war, he was interned as an alien but has since been liberated.

 



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