William HOLLIDAY

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Service Number:	3385
Enlisted:	14 August 1916, Royal Agricultural Show Ground, Sydney
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Workington, Cumberland,, England, 1 January 1886
Home Town:	Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	The Blue Coat School, Liverpool, England
Occupation:	Shipwright and Bridge Constructor
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll

14 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3385, Royal Agricultural Show Ground, Sydney
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3385, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3385, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 3385, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3385 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-13
13 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3385, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 1st Passchendaele

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