HOLTUM, Henry Edward
| Service Number: | 522 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Pontville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Zeehan, Tasmania, 1 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Fursaeus Convent School |
| Occupation: | Grocer's assistant |
| Died: | Died of Illness (meningitis), Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, 22 September 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk, England Norwich Cemetery, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 522, Pontville, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 522, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 522, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 522, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 22 Sep 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 522, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 522 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Henry Edward HOLTUM was born on 1st December, 1894 in Tasmania
His parents were Richard Henry HOLTUM and Elizabeth DUFFY
Two of his brothers also died in WW1
1. Cyril Robert HOLTUM (SN2029) killed in action on 11th August, 1918
2. Hubert Darcy HOLTUM (SN506) died on 9th June, 1915
"SIGNALLER "TED" HOLTUM'S BREEZY NOTE
Writing to his mother, Mrs H. Holtum, of 6 Solly street, Zeehan, Signaller "Ted" Holtum, under date May 7, at Military Hospital, Strada, Mercanti Valletta, Malta, says:—
"We had a little argument with the Turks on Sunday, April 25. They gave us a warm welcome, to which we responded but they did not seem to like it, so they turned and bolted. I managed to get in the road of a bullet, but it did not do much damage. It hit me in the hip, but it will be right again soon, and I will be able to get a bit of my own back. They took us on to hospital ship, and then to Alexandria, where the worst cases were taken off. Then we were brought to Malta. I am in the above-named hospital. The ward I am in is 500 feet long, and about 40 feet wide. It is a "bonzer". We are looked after like kings. They seem as if they can't do enough for us. Space compels me to close. Please don't worry, my wound is not severe." - from the Zeehan and Dundas Herald 15 Jun 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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