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HOLGATE, William Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1733 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Busselton, Western Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk, Busselton St Mary's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1733, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1733, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1733, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Rosabel HOLGATE, Burges Siding, Western Australia
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