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HOLLY, Edward Francis

Service Number:	586
Enlisted:	25 January 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Ararat, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Died after discharge due the effects of being gassed, Australia, 7 August 1920, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic Sec. J. Grave 90
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

25 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
11 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 586, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked Private, 586, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
4 Aug 1920:	Involvement Private, 586, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 536 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1920-08-04
Date unknown:	Involvement 586, 3rd Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 20.

He was accepted, after research, for commemoration as Great War dead on 25/09/2009