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Andrew HOLLAND

Regimental number2849
Place of birthSandbach, Cheshire, England
SchoolEducated in England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressYering, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinAndrew Holland, Yering, Victoria
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row Q, Grave No. 17), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Sarah HOLLAND, Yering, Victoria

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