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HOLLAND, John Maitland
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2927, 2927A |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1916, Enlisted at York, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | York, WA, 25 June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Quairading, Quairading, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Quairading Public School, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Western Front, Belgium, 23 September 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Plot 1, Row F, Grave 18(Collective) Headstone inscription reads: Dear son and brother gone but not forgotten Father, Brothers & Sisters, Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Quairading Memorial Pool, Quairading War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2927, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at York, Western Australia | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2927, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2927, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 23 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 2927A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2927A awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-23 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
He was one of 12 children of Charles Holland (Snr.) and Jane Lomas, who was of Aboriginal descent. His older brothers William and Frederick also served, and his brother Charles is believed to have served under another name.