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Harry Clifton HOLSTEIN

Regimental number455
Place of birthStroud, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWallarobba, Dungog, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.2
Height5' 6"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Holstein, Wallarobba, Dungog, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date30 November 1915
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date12 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 11 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 12 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 April 1977
SourcesNAA: B2455, HOLSTEIN Harry Clifton

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