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HOLDEN, Hector James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX21437 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 June 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bonalla, Victoria, 20 May 1922 |
| Home Town: | Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness, At sea (South West Pacific - Troop Ship Oranje), At sea (South West Pacific Area), 18 September 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Buried at sea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery, Temora & District 1939 - 1990 Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX21437 | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX21437, Paddington, New South Wales | |
| 25 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX21437, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1945: | Involvement Private, NX21437, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1945: | Involvement Private, NX21437, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John E
"Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Holden received the sad news of the death, from illness, of their eldest son, Pte. Hector James Holden, recently released from a Japanese prison camp. They had daily expected word of his arrival back in Australia when the urgent telegram came." - from the Cootamundra Herald 28 Sep 1945 (nla.gov.au)