William HOLMES

HOLMES, William

Service Number: 6760
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation: Boot maker
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

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World War 1 Service

17 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 6760, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 6760, 7th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Napier, Sydney

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