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HOLMES, George William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1776 |
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Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Enlisted at Perth,WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Caterham, Surrey, England, Australia, 1879 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Caterham Board School, Caterham, Surrey, England |
Occupation: | Bricklayer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Dardenelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row G, Grave 18 Chaplain J.C. McPhee officiated, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1776, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth,WA | |
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19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1776, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1776, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 34 years. Address at the time enlistment was C/- 71 Frances Street, Perth, WA
Son of George and Sarah Holmes of 15 London Road, Caterham, Surrey, England. Brother of Charles J. Holmes of 'Nithdale', Albert Street, Victoria Park, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal