Horace Lister HOLMES

HOLMES, Horace Lister

Service Number: 2676
Enlisted: 14 August 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, February 1889
Home Town: Claremont, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Pearler
Died: Swanbourne, WA, 30 October 1974, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Anglican Lawn 1 G004
Memorials: Cottesloe Ocean Beach No 29 Troop Boy Scouts Honour Roll, Onslow Ashburton District Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2676, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth, Western Australia
2 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2676, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2676, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
3 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2676, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)

HOLMES, Horace Lister, 51st Battalion

Rank: Private

Regimental Number: 2676

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria

Address: Shenton Road, Claremont, Perth, Western Australia

Next of Kin: Father, Mr Henry Horace Holmes, Shenton Road, Claremont, Perth,
Western Australia

Enlistment Date: 18 August 1915

Unit Name: 28th Battalion; later 51st Battalion

Date of Death: 30 October 1974

Cause of Death: Not known. He was 85 years old

Place of Death: Swanbourne, Perth,
Western Australia

Year of Photo: 1915

Research Links:

Service Record (National Archives of Australia)
Australian War Memorial Listing
Australian Imperial Force Database
State Library of Western Australia Catalogue

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mr Henry Horace Holmes, Shenton Road, Claremont, Perth, Western Australia