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HOLLAND, Henry Darley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 496 |
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| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Flinders, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Flinders State School, Victoria, Australia No.841 |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | At sea, 1 July 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Drowned at Sea whilst under transport from Rabaul on the prisoner ship Montevideo Maru, when that ship was torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine Sturgeon (SS-187). |
| Memorials: | Dromana War Memorial, Flinders WWI War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 496, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 496, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 496, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Proceeded to Gallipoli from Alexandria, Egypt per HMT Menominee | |
| 29 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 496, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli, rifle bullet wound, left eye and head. | |
| 29 Jul 1915: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 496, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Per Hospital Ship Hororata for return to Australia. Disembarked Melbourne 25 August, 1915 | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 496, 8th Light Horse Regiment |
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