Edward Harrison HOLDER

HOLDER, Edward Harrison

Service Number: 23470
Enlisted: 8 August 1939, Enlisted at Sydney
Last Rank: Able Seaman
Last Unit: HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 May 1922
Home Town: Cremorne, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Shop Assistant
Died: Killed in Action, HMAS Sydney 11, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 19 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Panel 57, Column 2 No known grave Roll of Honour - Sydney, Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial
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World War 2 Service

8 Aug 1939: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Telegrapher, 23470, Enlisted at Sydney
8 Aug 1939: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 23470
3 Sep 1939: Involvement 23470, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Edward James Holder and Maggie Holder of Cremorn, NSW