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Herman Michael HOLSCHIER

Regimental number2638
Place of birthEchuca, Victoria
SchoolState School, Dandenong, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressFrankston Road, Dandenong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Holschier, Frankston Road, Dandenong, Victoria
Previous military service45th Infantry; Served in the Citizen Forces
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on 18 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 30 September 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23.3
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row AA, Grave No. 17A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Herman and Margaret HOLSCHIER. Native of Victoria

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