Regimental number | 3640 |
Place of birth | Castledermot, Co Kildare, Ireland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | Terang, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Thompson Allen, Terang, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Geelong, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Hollingworth spelt Hollingsworth |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 34), Beaumetz-les-Cambrai, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 116 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Warren WRIGHT |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 1 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 14 September 1916; marched in to 9th Training Bn, Folkestone, 14 September 1916; proceeded overseas to France, 5 December 1916; marched in to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, France, 6 December 1916; marched in to Segregation Camp, 4 January 1917; discharged from Segregation Camp, 19 January 1917; marched out to unit, 26 January 1917; taken on strength of 29th Bn, 28 January 1917. Killed in action, France, 23 March 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Medal stamps marked 'returned, 10 May 1923'. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WRIGHT Peter Hollingworth |