HOLMES, Evan
| Service Number: | 885 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1915, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Conwil, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bungalow, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bridge Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 13 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
7th Field Ambulance Cemetery Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 23 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cairns Cenotaph, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 885, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 885, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 885, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Evan was born in Cynwyl Elfed, the son of Josiah and Mary Holmes. The family resided in Pencader prior to emigrating to Australia, where they lived at Bungalow, Cairns, Queensland. Evan enlisted at Cairns on 12 March 1915 into the 25th Battalion, Australian Infantry, which was attached to the 7th Brigade, 2nd Australian Division, and he landed on Gallipoli with his Battalion just months later. Evan was shot in the head on 13 October 1915 and brought to a Field Ambulance, where he died that same day. He was just 18 years old, and is buried at 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli.
His brother also fell. He was Private George Henry Holmes, 2899A, Australian Infantry. George was killed in action during the Battle of Passchendaele on 18 October 1917. He was 21 years old, and is buried at Passchendaele New British Cemetery.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Josiah and Mary Holmes of Bungalow, Cairns, QLD. Brother of William Holmes, Mary Elizabeth Holmes, Thomas Llewellyn Holmes, Queenie Emily Holmes, Robert Stanley Holmes, Josiah Holmes, Frederick John James Holmes and Benjamin Holmes
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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