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HOLLY, Charles Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 486 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 August 1988, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Morphett Vale Eternal Flame Memorial Garden and Walkway, Morphett Vale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 486, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 486, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
charles sydney holly
I never met my great uncle like my dad did he said he never liked to talk about the war but he said he saw many people dying and some of his best friends dying by his side and that the sounds were just horrific
Submitted 21 June 2021 by Morgan Flanigan