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HOLDEN, William Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 63952 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 17 December 1899 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Company Director |
| Died: | Ill heath exacerbated by war injuries, Toorak Gardens, Adelaide. South Australia, 22 December 1929, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Payneham Cemetery Site 130A on Path 5 centre and north in the Eastern Extension. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 63952, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 63952, Army Medical Corps (AIF), RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 63952 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by William Holden
Son of Henry James HOLDEN who upon returning to Adelaide after WW1, became a Director of Holden's Motor Body Builders Ltd.
The first car to be manufactured in Australia, the 48-215, was named 'HOLDEN' on 1 September 1948 in honour of William Arthur HOLDEN. his father and elder brother Edward.