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HOLLIDAY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3385 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1916, Royal Agricultural Show Ground, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| 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, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3385, Royal Agricultural Show Ground, Sydney | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3385, 45th Infantry Battalion , Embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3385, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :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 , 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 , 1st Passchendaele |
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