HOLROYD, Arthur Comport
| Service Number: | 244 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Nottingham, England, June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Dowerin, Dowerin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy Grave Reference: I H 20 Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY HE GAVE HIS LIFE IN RESPONSE TO HIS COUNTRY'S CALL |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dowerin War Memorial, Marradong St. Albans Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 244, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 244, 4th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 244, 4th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 244, 4th Machine Gun Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
1901 census of Hyson Green
James Gordon Holroyd Head 45 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Annie Bertha Holroyd Wife 30 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Arthur Holroyd Son 8 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Ethel Eleanor Holroyd Daughter 7 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nora Bertha Holroyd Daughter 5 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Dorothy Kirk Niece 9 Todmorden, Yorkshire
Sarah Ann Evans Servant 15 Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire
Harriett Ping Visitor 40 Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1892 HOLROYD Arthur Comport Nottingham 7b 326.
He was 24 and the son of James Gordon Holroyd and Annie Bertha Holroyd, of King's Rd., Albany, Western Australia.
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