Henry Edward (Ted) HOLTUM MM

HOLTUM, Henry Edward

Service Number: 522
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
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World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 522, Pontville, Tasmania
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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Biography 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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