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HOLLAND, John Persival
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1077 |
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Enlisted: | 14 September 1917, Rosebery Park Camp, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Erskinville, Sydney, NSW, 1885 |
Home Town: | Tempe, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Erskinville Public School |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Died: | Killed in Action, Poziers, Somme Sector, France, 22 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1077, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1077, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
22 Jul 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1077, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1077 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-22 | |
14 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1077, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Rosebery Park Camp, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs J E Holland, 11 Wentworth Street Tempe, New South Wales