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HOLMES, Sydney Whitaker
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1226 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Five Dock, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Leichhardt Superior Public School and Five Dock School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Egypt, 29 January 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery D 286 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Five Dock War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1226, 4th Infantry Brigade Train | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1226, 4th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1226, 4th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Sydney | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1226, 1st Divisional Train |
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