John Archie HOLDEN

HOLDEN, John Archie

Service Numbers: QX61374, Q6152
Enlisted: 19 August 1940, Gympie, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 25 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Kogan, Queensland, Australia, 23 June 1918
Home Town: Warra, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 5 February 1945, aged 26 years
Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kogan Roll of Honour
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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...QX61374 Private John Archie Holden, 25th Battalion AIF, of Kogan, Qld. A truck driver prior to enlistment, Pte Holden joined the Citizen's Military Force (CMF) in 1940 and served in Queensland until being sent to Milne Bay, New Guinea in 1943. In 1944 the unit became part of the AIF and went on to serve at Madang and, from November, at Torokina, Bougainville. Pte Holden was killed in action at Torokina on 5 February 1945. He was 27 years of age."SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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