William Henry HOLMES

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Service Number:	543
Enlisted:	7 September 1915, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	36th Heavy Artillery Group
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, May 1894
Home Town:	Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Rubber worker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 April 1917
Cemetery:	St. Nicolas British Cemetery St Nicolas British Cemetery, St Nicolas, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board

7 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 543, Sydney, New South Wales
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 543, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 543, Siege Artillery Brigade, Battle for Pozières
23 Apr 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 543, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 543 awm_unit: 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-04-23

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