S45416
HOLTON, Edward Gordon
| Service Numbers: | 2123, SX24603, S830, S769 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 18 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
| Born: | Kensington, South Australia, 29 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Parkside, South Australia, 19 February 1960, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2123, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Wounded Lieutenant, 48th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, GSW (right arm) | |
| 27 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 48th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, SX24603 | |
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| 8 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Lieutenant, SX24603, Strathfield, New South Wales | |
| 9 Sep 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, SX24603 | |
| 9 Sep 1942: | Involvement S769 | |
| 9 Sep 1942: | Involvement S830 | |
| 9 Aug 1944: | Discharged Lieutenant, SX24603, 18 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs Lilian Holton, Fullarton Road, Highgate, South Australia
Wounded in Action at Dernacourt, France - Returned to Australia 23 September 1919 - Also served as Lieutenant in 18 Garrison Battalion, New South Wales in WW2
Letter to Holton relatives
I am writing purely on the off chance this coin may be of interest to your Regiment or as a museum piece, this coin has been with us for many years in a Jar of old coins that my Wife received from friends. [see coin in photos]
On looking Online we have seen mention of the above E G Holton also a group picture, if it is of any interest to yourselves or even possibly a family member of E G Holton we will gladly send it over. (We are not looking for any renumeration)
I dont know any History on it but presume it was done when he was in France ( although the C E at the end we thought may have been Cairo Egypt ) but only a guess on our part. My Wife Caroline and myself stay in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. UK just outside the local market town of Turriff.
If this is of any value to Australia then let us know, or if not yourselves any ideas would be welcome.
Kind Regards, Alan/Caroline
Reply to Alan and Caroline
Dear Alan & Caroline, I've been doing a lot of family tree research & happened to come across your letter on this site. Edward (Ted) Gordon Holton is my Great Uncle from Adelaide. It would mean a great deal to reunite this coin back to the Holton family. My Grandpa & Ted were brothers. My email address is;
if you would like to contact me for more information.
Thank you for holding onto it. Yours Sincerely, Anne Coveney.
Additional reply to Alan and Caroline
Hi, my name is Timothy Holton and I am the youngest grandson of Edward Gordon Holton. I have all of his war medals and some photos from his service in world war 1. It would be great to add this coin to the collection to remember my grandfather and eventually pass on to my son Zane Holton. My email address is;
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