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Henry Francis HOLMES

Regimental number5684
Place of birthWest Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
SchoolRockhampton Boys Central School, Rockhampton, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
AddressRockhampton PO, Rockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Holmes c/o Mrs A Phillips, Lion Creek Road, Rockhampton, Queensland
Enlistment date7 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialTilloy British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No. 20), Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
76
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis adn Ellen HOLMES, 104 Stanley Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: Killed
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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