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Tristram Essex Young HOLCOMBE

Date of birth4 August 1897
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent
Address'The Chalet', Yerton Avenue, Hunter's Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs L J Holcombe, 'The Chalet', Yerton Avenue, Hunter's Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 18 months in Senior Cadets; thereafter 'Exempt Area' under Compulsory Military Training scheme.
Enlistment date1 November 1918
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit nameNew South Wales Reinforcement 25
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Carpentaria on 7 November 1918
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal RollNew South Wales Reinforcement 25
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FateReturned to Australia
Other detailsShip recalled owing to cessation of hostilities; disembarked Sydney approx. 28 November 1918.
Miscellaneous detailsSee 46 Tristram Essex HOLCOMBE for first period of service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, HOLCOMBE Tristram Essex Young

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