Regimental number | 19284 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Other Names | |
School | Balmain Public School, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 28 Louisa Road, Balmain, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, A Holmes, 28 Louisa Road, Balmain, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 7, Brigade Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux |
Age at death | 22.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 7), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Catherine HOLMES, 28 Louisa Road, Balmain, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |