Regimental number | 2903 |
Place of birth | Mosman New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Haldene, 86 Spencer Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C. Holmes, 86 Spencer Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Caroline HOLMES, "Haldene", 86 Spencer Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1708 Sergeant Arthur James HOLMES MSM, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 June 1919. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |