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HOLDSWORTH, Ernest Brook
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 625 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Idle National School, Bradford, Yorkeshire, England |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 53, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 625, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 625, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 625, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 25 years
Son of Arthur Holdsworth of 35 Woodine Terrace, Idle, Bradford, Yorkeshire, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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