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HOLTEN, Richard Frederick

Service Numbers:	2948, 2940
Enlisted:	12 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling:	Williamstown Grammar School, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Fitter and Turner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 60
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2948
15 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2940, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2940, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2948, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2948 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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