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Thomas HOLDING

Regimental number213
Date of birth25 August 1886
Place of birthHigh Ercall, Shropshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Holding, High Ercall, Wellington, England
Enlistment date16 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameVeterinary Section 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number27/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A30 Borda on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Other detailsEmigrated to Australia c. 1912. War service: Egypt, France. Returned to Australia and discharged as medically unfit. Subsequently tried to be registered as a veterinary surgeon on the basis of his war experience, but was refused until he passed the appropriate examinations. Also served in Australia during World War II.
Date of death8 April 1960
Place of burialSpringvale Crematorium, Melbourne, Victoria

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