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HOLYMAN, Ivan Nello
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 292 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 292, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 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 |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 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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