Walter HOLLAWAY

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Service Numbers:	849, 2849
Enlisted:	11 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Esperence, Tasmania, Australia , 20 September 1892
Home Town:	Huonville, Huon Valley, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

11 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 849, 26th Infantry Battalion
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2849, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2849, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 2849, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2849 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-23

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