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Walter Percival HOLLAND

Regimental number5592
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolBrisbane Boys Grammar School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinBrother, Kenneth Gould Holland, Ashley Harlin, Brisbane Valley, Queensland
Enlistment date2 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 7 September 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"Was a Good all round sport, keen on all games and held the tennis championship of the Upper Brisbane River for some years. He was a true friend and a man always to be relied upon and of a most generous nature. He was a total abstainer to the last." Details from Brother.
FateKilled in Action 9 June 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Age at death40
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Julius adn Brenda HOLLAND. Native of Brisbane
Family/military connectionsBrother in law: Lieut Col G.C. Somerville, C.M.G.D.S.O., C.M.G.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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