Frederick Holbourn
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Frederick William Holbourn (July 16, 1896 - ?) worked to achieve justice for war pensioners in the United Kingdom in the years following World War I.
Holbourn, himself a "Totally disabled War pensioner", had been educated at Gravesend Elementary School, married Jennie Ann Jefferson, and had one son, Jack Holbourn.
Service
- 1919, 1920 — management committee of the Borough league
- 1921, 1923 — Vice-Chairman of "Gravesend Rovers FC."
- 1918, 1921 — Management Committee Services Rendered Club and Discharged Soldiers and Sailors Association, Sports Secretary
- 1921-32 — Sports, Finance and Ways and Means Committee
- 1921-29 — British Legion Relief Fund Committee
- 1925-32 — United Services Fund representative
- 1926 — Vice Chairman of British Legion
- 1924-26 — Chairman British Legion Relief Fund
- 1924, 1932 — Poppy Day Committee member (Chairman 1924-1926)
- 1924-25 — Chairman St Dunstan's Flag Day
He was also the Hon. Secretary to the Benevolent Advisory Committee, 1925~28; Voluntary War Pensions worker attached to Medway Boroughs Pensions Committee 1925~33; a member of Medway Boroughs Pensions Committee, 1929/30; Chairman, of the British Legion employment Committtee; and secretary to the British Legion War Orphans; Branch Assistant Sec., 1920~23 and 1931; Branch Treasurer 1931/32; British Legion and United Services Fund Benevolent Committtee, and Secretary to the British Legion Turf Cricket Club 1928/29.
He went on to assist in the founding of the Tuberculosis Aftercare Committee; and became Hon. Sec. of British Legion, groups 10 and 9; Honorary Secretary for the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen’s Families Association for Gravesend; and delegate to Kent Conferences of the British Legion.
External link
- The British Legion (http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/)