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Kenneth W HOLMES

Regimental number3034
Place of birthPrahran, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCivil engineer
Address29 Grandview Grove, Armadale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinBrother, K.R. Holmes, Barkarwa, E.J.R. Loop Line, Bengal
Enlistment date7 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name5th Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 24 November 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"Enlisted 7th June, 1915. Cpl 23rd November, 1915. 2nd Lieut, 24th March, 1916. Lieut, 24th June, 1916. Embarked with 5 Flag, 23rd November, 1915. Transferred to 14th Battalion, 10th March, 1916. Transferred to 4 Pioneer Battalion, 16th March, 1916. Detached for duty with 4th Div Salvage Coy, 11th February, 1917. Rejoined unit, 18th April, 1917. Detached to A.F.C., 18th April, 1917. Selected for training as observer, Reading, England, 23rd April, 1917. Returned to France on 17th June, 1917. Reported missing on 11th August, 1917." Details from Sister.
FateDied whilst a Prisoner of War 11 August 1917
Age at death27
Place of burialNoyelles-Codault Communal Cemetery, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
188
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Full name from Nominal Roll HOLMES, KENNETH WOODFULL

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