John James HOLLAND

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Service Number:	61
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, 1895
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Paddington State Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds - head, At sea on board HS Gascon, Egypt, 30 June 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial CemeteryRow M, Grave 38 Headstone inscription reads: Beloved son of T.J. and Mary Holland of Sydney, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Daily Telegraph Newspaper Company Ltd. Honour Roll

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 61, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
18 Aug 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 61, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 61, 1st Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
30 Jun 1915:	Involvement Sapper, 61, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 61 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1915-06-30

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Son of Thomasa John and Mary Holland of 'Fareham', Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW formerly of Alt Street, Waverley, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the cadets and the Militia Signal Troop

He was also a Secretary in the Daily Telegraph Office as well as a black and white artist

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