HOLLAND, Frederick Phillip
| Service Number: | 1404 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, St Kilda, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Black Flat, Victoria, 10 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Black Flat State School |
| Occupation: | contractor |
| Died: | Lung Cancer, Heilelberg Victoria, 22 February 1955, aged 60 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Driver, 1404, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' |
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| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, St Kilda, Victoria | |
| 20 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1404, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1404, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
Fred Holland
Frederick Phillip and his twin sister Stella Therese Holland were born in Black Flat, now Mount Waverly on 17th December 1894.Only after 3 years of schooling he went to work for his father Frederick Holland who was a Road Building Contractor. Through this work he became expert in handling 6 and 8 horse teams on road ploughs and earth scoopers.
At the outbreak of war he joined the A.I.F. on 17th August 1914 at 19 years of age. His rank was Driver with the 1st Australian Division -2nd Field Artillery Brigade. He embarked on the S.S. 'Shropshire" in the first convoy of troops to leave Australia.
The troops were sent to Egypt for advanced training during this time he was fined for being A.W.O.L and disobeying orders ,like many others.
He was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Ammunition Column and was at the landing on Gallipoli on the 25th April,1915. While there his job was to convey ammunition by pack horse teams to the field guns hidden in the gullies, during these he was constantly under fire from the Turkish artillery and machine guns. He was wounded in the left elbow on17th May and spent time in the Military Hospital on Lemnos Island This injury cause weakness in the joint throughout his . He returned to Gallipoli on 29th June 1915. He remained there until 23rd November when he was transferred because of Flu. He was there till September 1916 when he was transferred to England. In August 1917 he was transferred to the 4th Battery, 2nd Field Brigade as a Driver of artillery guns and ammunition limbers
During his service in France he like many others was victim of gassing from German poison gas attacks. This caused irritation to the lungs, he was to have a terrible cough or the rest of his life.
He remained on the Western Front until September 1918 returned to England At the end of the war he was granted Special 1914 Leave of 2 weeks given to those who had served at Gallopili. He embarked for Australia at the Hague in October 1918.
Fred served in the A.I.F. for a total of 1656 days, 1532 of which were spent overseas.
After the war he had many jobs road building including The Great Ocean Road and the East Ivanhoe Cutting in Victoria.
after marrying Jessie Hanson in 1923 they moved to Soldier Settlement in Mount Violet. This had to be abandoned because a severe drought and the Depression. Work was hard to find during the depression and the family suffered hardship. Fred finally found work at the Mont Park Mental Hospital. He remained in the Mental Health Service until his death I 956 from Lung Cancer, possibly caused by his exposure to the Poison gas in France.
He had 4 children:
Geoffrey Lawrence ,born 1923 died 1996
Brian Raymond born 1925 died 1935
Eyvonne Marie, born 1934 still living
Beth-Anne , born 1938 stlll living
Frederick Phillip Holland was my father. He rarely missed a days work even though his left elbow was weak and he had a hacking cough.
Anzac Day was a very important day for him. I remember his shoes were shone like a mirror and his medals were worn with pride,
E Garside
Submitted 13 March 2015 by Eyvonne Garside
Biography
Father Frederick Holland and Mother Mary Sheridan
Frederick Phillip and his twin sister Stella Therese Holland were born in Black Flat
(now Mount Waverly) on 17th December 1894.
Only after 4 years of schooling he went to work for his father Frederick Holland who was
a Road Building Contractor. Through this work he became expert in handling 6 and 8
horse teams on road ploughs and earth scoopers.
He spent two years serving with the 19th Battery, still serving on enlisting.
At the outbreak of war he enlisted in the AIF on 17 August 1914 at St Kilda, Victoria.
Described on enlisting as 19 years 8 months old; single; 5' 10" tall; 10 stone 10 lbs;
dark complexion; brown eyes; dark hair; Church of England.
On 20 November 1914 he embarked on board HMAT A9 Shropshire in the first convoy of troop to leave
Australia, as a Driver with the 1st Australian Division -2nd Field Artillery Brigade.
** (although Attestation papers say he embarked on 21/10/1914).
The troops were sent to Egypt for advanced training during.
8 April 1915 he joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces and embarked on board
HMT Armadale
He was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Ammunition Column and was at the landing on
Gallipoli on the 25 April 1915.
While in Gallipoli his job was to convey ammunition by pack horse teams to the field guns
hidden in the gullies, during these runs he was constantly under fire from the Turkish
artillery and machine guns.
He was wounded in the left elbow on 17 May 1915 and spent time in the Military Hospital
on Lemnos Island. (This injury caused weakness in the joint throughout his life.)
He was returned to Gallipoli on 29 June 1915.
Remaining there until 23 November 1915, where he was admitted to No.2 Australian General
Hospital due to Influenza, admitted in Cairo.
3 December 1915 he was discharged to Base Depot, Giza Camp, where he remained until
September 1916.
3 September 1916 he embarked overseas on board HT Royal George, with the Australian
Depot Stores, ex Alexandria, for England
In 1917 he was transferred to France and then Belgium as part of the 4th Battery, 2nd Field
Brigade as a Driver of artillery guns and ammunition limbers
During his service in France he like many others was victim of gassing from German
poison gas attacks. This caused irritation to the lungs (he was to have a terrible cough for
the rest of his life).
He remained on the Western Front until September 1918 returned to England.
At the end of the war he was granted Special "1914 Leave" of 2 weeks, given to those who
had served at Gallopili.
He embarked for Australia, ex Havre, France on 13 October 1918.
27 February 1919 Fred was discharged from service in AIF.
Medals:
1914-15 Star (13303); British War medal (2909) and Victory medal (2906)
Fred served in the A.I.F. for a total of 1656 days, 1532 of which were spent overseas.
After the war he had many jobs road building including The Great Ocean Road and the East
Ivanhoe Cutting in Victoria.
1923 he married Jessie Sarah Hanson
(b. 26/7/1897 in Montagu, Tasmania - d. 4/4/1983 (85 years),
(cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, 600 Princes Highway, Springvale, VIC)
and moved moved to a Soldier Settlement in Mount Violet.
This had to be abandoned because of a severe drought and the Depression.
4 children:
Geoffrey Lawrence born 1923 died 1996
Brian Raymond born 1925 died 1935
Eyvonne Marie born 1934 still living
Beth-Anne born 1938 stlll living
Work was hard to find during the depression and the family suffered hardship.
Fred finally found work at the Mont Park Mental Hospital. He remained in the Mental Health
Service until 1955.
He rarely missed a days work even though his left elbow was weak and he had a hacking cough.
22 February 1955 Fred passed away from Lung Cancer at Heilelberg Victoria
(possibly caused by his exposure to the poison gas in France)
buried in: ______
"Anzac Day was a very important day for him. I remember his shoes were shone like a mirror and
his medals were worn with pride. "
Submitted by daughter, Eyvonne Garside. 6/4/2015. Lest we forget.
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