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HOLTUM, Cyril Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2029 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 February 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Scottsdale, Tasmania, 21 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Fursaeus Convent School |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 11 August 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2029, Claremont, Tasmania | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2029, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2029, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2029, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2029, 12th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2029, 12th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2029 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Cyril Robert HOLTUM was born on 21st July, 1890 in Tasmania
His parents were Richard Henry HOLTUM and Elizabeth DUFFY
Two of his brothers also died in WW1
1. Hubert Darcy HOLTUM (SN506) died 9th June, 1915
2. Henry Edward HOLTUM (SN522) died 22nd September, 1918
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