Ivan Nello HOLYMAN MID, MC

HOLYMAN, Ivan Nello

Service Number: 292
Enlisted: 14 August 1914
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Devonport, Tasmania, Australia, 9 July 1896
Home Town: Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Ships Clerk
Died: Natural causes, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 18 January 1957, aged 60 years
Cemetery: Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania
Memorials: Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 292, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914: Involvement Corporal, 292, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked Corporal, 292, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
2 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 292, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

Vietnam War Service

14 Aug 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion

World War 1 Service

1 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion
16 May 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion
1 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 292, 12th Infantry Battalion, SW Head
22 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 292, 12th Infantry Battalion, GSW left thigh
24 Oct 1918: Honoured Mention in Dispatches
8 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Nov 1919: Honoured Military Cross, "The Last Hundred Days", Near Jeancourt, on 18th September 1918, he showed marked gallantry and decision in the handling of his company.

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