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HOLLAWAY, Walter
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 849, 2849 |
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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 (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 849, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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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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