HOLMES, George Mathew
| Service Number: | 1720 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Reids Flat, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Crookwell, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Picton Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Pozieres, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boorowa War Memorial, Crookwell War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1720, 45th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1720, 45th Infantry Battalion , Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1720, 45th Infantry Battalion , HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Matthew Holmes was the son of Charles and Catherine Holmes of Crookwell, New South Wales.
His younger brother, 1994 Pte. Mark Ubhorne Holmes 35th Battalion AIF was later killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium on 12 October 1917, aged 21. They both have no known grave.
Another younger brother, 1919 Corporal Herbert Francis Holmes 35th Battalion AIF was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in 1918 and returned to Australia later that year.
George died during the 45th Battalion’s first big action during the very heavy bombardments of Pozieres and he simply disappeared on the 5 August 1916. It would be over 12 months before his death was confirmed to his parents.
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