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HOLDER, Frederick William Benjamin

Service Number:	16018
Enlisted:	25 November 1915, Ross, Tas.
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 12 September 1885
Home Town:	Waratah, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fireman - Miner
Died:	Died of wounds (Gassed), 5th General Hospital, Rouen, France, 17 August 1918, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block Q, Plot IV, Row K, Grave No. 8
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

25 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 16018, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Ross, Tas.
13 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 16018, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 16018, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
6 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , France
15 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 16018, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed. Evacuated to the 5th General Hospital at Rouen, where he died of his wounds on 17 August 1918.
17 Aug 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 16018, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 16018 awm_unit: 12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-08-17

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