Charles Spurgeon HOLLAND

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HOLLAND, Charles Spurgeon

Service Number:	3807
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Shepparton
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St Germains, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling:	Shepparton Park State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 28 August 1916
Cemetery:	Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row A, Grave 6.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial, Shepparton Orrvale Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3807, 8th Infantry Battalion, Shepparton
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3807, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3807, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide
28 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3807, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3807 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-28

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Biography contributed

Charles Spurgeon HOLLAND was born in St Germains, Victoria in 1892

His parents were Joseph Newton HOLLAND & Barbara RUDD

A GOOD AND FAITHFUL SOLDIER SADLY MISSED BY ALL

He enlisted in Shepparton on 14th July, 1915 and embarked from Adelaide on the HMAT Ceramic on 23rd November, 1915 with the 8th Infantry Battalion, 12th Reinforcements - he was transferred to the 14th Infantry Battalion

Charles died of wounds in France on 28th August, 1916 and is buried in the Warloy British Communal Cemetery Extension

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Two of his brothers also served during WW1

1. George Whitfield HOLLAND (SN 3808) 14th Infantry Battalion - Killed in Action in France on 1st July, 1916

2. John Wesley HOLLAND (SN 3809) 14th Infantry Battalion - Returned to Australia in 1919

John also enlisted to serve during WW2 (SN V91361) and was discharged on 8th January, 1942 (9 Garrison Battalion)

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