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HOLLY, Gerard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10341 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 4 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Xavier College Kew, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 19 February 1924, aged 27 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic A, Grave 621 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 10341, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 10341, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 10341, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 22 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 23 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 10341, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Per HMT Oriana from Alexandria, Egypt. 12/13 June, 1916 Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Promoted Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 12 May 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 10341, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Plymouth, England Per HMT Gaika, invalid, general debility. Disembarked Melbourne, Australia 5 July, 1918 | |
| 22 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 10341, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Jeremiah Holly, Albion Hotel, Bairnsdale, Victoria
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