Popular soldier whose ingenuity saved a man's life

Army veteran Levi Holloway, who saved a man’s life by using a stone to plug a wound in his arm, died on 22 December, 2007, at the age of 94.

Mr Holloway was born on March 31, 1913, and signed up on the outbreak of World War II to escape a meagre upbringing in the Crew’s Hole area of Bristol.

His ability to mend broken kit and track down supplies while fighting in France and Germany made him popular with his comrades in the 7th Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry. But his skills went beyond earning him gratitude when he saved a man’s life by using a stone to plug the wound in his arm.

After demobilisation, Mr Holloway joined the Robertson’s jam factory in Brislington, Bristol, where he worked as a storeman for 20 years.

In his spare time, Mr Holloway, who lived in Stockwood for 20 years, enjoyed gardening, oil painting and woodcarving.

He was married to Beatrice Glanfield and had a daughter, Susan, who said: "He was a good father and husband. He never had enough hours in the day for his hobbies."