Regimental number | 31346 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | Wesley College, Melbourne. Scotch College, Launceston. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Culcairn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, G Holmes, 'Bellholme', Goornay, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 23 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Double Blue Rowing and Football, Adelaide University. Rowed for Westey Head of Rivers, 1911. Good athlete. Good boxer (see Roll of Honour published in England, page 192, Volume 1." Details from Father. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 22.11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Date of death |