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HOLDAWAY, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 482 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Kensington |
| Last Rank: | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1 September 1876 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea (HS Dongola), Gallipoli, 4 May 1915, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 482, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Kensington | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 482, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 482, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 482, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 May 1915: | Involvement 482, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 482 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Company Quartermaster Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-04 |
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