David Ewart HOLLAMBY

Regimental number3857
Place of birthMacclesfield, South Australia
SchoolAdelaide High School
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTeacher
AddressMt Barker, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, J Hollamby, Mt Barker, South Australia
Enlistment date2 July 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 25 September 1918

FateDied of disease 12 December 1918
Place of death or woundingLe Catelet, France
Age at death20.4
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialLe Chateau Communal Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 58), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
146
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Alice HOLLAMBY, Mount Barker, South Australia. Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.