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Thomas Richard HOLTSBAUM

Regimental number2063
Place of birthBrodies Plains near Inverell, New South Wales
SchoolKellys Plains School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKellys Plain, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Frederick Victor Holtsbaum, Kellys Plain via Armidale, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPoperinghe, Belgium
Age at death22.6
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row F, Grave No. 3A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and annie HOLTSBAUM, 82 Belmont Road, Mosman, New South Wales. Native of Brodie's Plains, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: W.A. Holtsbaum, No. 6813, 17th Battalion.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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