was buried in the R. A. F, corner of St. Alban's Cemetary on December 14, among the officers present. being Mr. Maurice @'Alton, formerly Tientsin, who is now with the R. A. F.
'The unfortunate accident, occurred just' ton days after "Bill" Holland. had joined his squadron as an in-4 structors.
He was well-known and liked in Shanghai, being a member of many Jocal chips. He was one fof the founder members of the local Royal Air Force Association, leaving fo join up with the R.A. F. on July! 3, 1940, when he was given a rousing send-off party by the club, Ins, Holland saw wide service with! the flying corps in the last war, first joining in 1916, By a curious coin idence he received his early train ing as a pilot at Hatfield aerodrome, where "he was killed twenty-five years later. "He joined a fighter squadron in 1916, and was wounded in 1917, afler which was made an Instructor at Northolt, finishing with the rank of major in 1919, He was regarded as one of the finest fying Instructors in England when he eft the R.A. F. afler the war, and his! in this: bby the Air Ministry.
He continued his flying activities when he came out to China In 1920. He flew the first Chinese made aero plane at Lungwha aerodrome, and! took the first aerial photographs ever to be made of Shanghai. When he eft Shanghai again Holland was particularly anxious to see active] service with the R. A. F., but was] not permitted to serve, owing to his:
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