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Arthur HOLMES

Regimental number1403
Place of birthSouth Shields, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShip's fireman
AddressBourke Street, Carrington, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinFather, Arthur Holmes, Bourke Street, Carrington, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row F, Grave No. 9), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Caroline HOLMES; husband of Beatrice HOLMES, 6 Little Gipp Street, Carrington, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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