William John HOLDEN

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Service Number:	2674
Enlisted:	18 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, Belgium, 26 September 1917
Cemetery:	Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 14
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, North Fremantle Cenotaph

18 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2674, 28th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2674, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2674, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 2674, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2674 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26

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William was the son of George Hooper Holden and Catherine Holden, of Fremantle, Western Australia.

His younger brother, 1948 Pte. Thomas George Holden 28th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Pozieres 4 August 1916, aged 22.

A younger brother, 3215 Private Albert James Holden, Camel Corps and 10th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia 10 July 1919.