HOLDSWORTH, Alan Armytage
| Service Number: | VX21140 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940, Caulfield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawksburn, Victoria, 23 March 1913 |
| Home Town: | Glen Iris, Boroondara & Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Malvern Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 22 July 1942, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Grave Ref. XX11 F 7, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Jun 1940: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, VX21140, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Caulfield, Victoria | |
| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, VX21140, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
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Alan Armytage HOLDSWORTh was born on 23rd March, 1913 in Hawksburn, Victoria
His parents were Albert Armytage HOLDSWORTh and Annie ALLEN
He enlisted with the Australian Army on 24th June 1940
Alan was Killed in Action on 22nd July 1942, Egypt - his posting at death was a Sergeant with the 2/23 Australian Infantry Battalion
His father was Colonel Albert Armytage HOLDSWORTH, DSO, VOD who served in both the Boer War & WW1
His brother Norman Armytage HOLDSWORTH (SN VX80976) also served in WW2 and was discharged in 1946
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OBITUARY The Argus, Melbourne 8th August 1942
HOLDSWORTH -0n July 22, Killed in Action in Egypt, Sergeant Alan Armytage Holdsworth, dearly loved son of Annie Holdsworth, 4 Carroll Crescent, Gardiner and the late Colonel Holdsworth, beloved brother of Mary and Lieutenant N A Holdsworth (RAE)
COMMONWEALH WAR GRAVES (www.cwgc.org)
BIOGRAPHY for his father Colonel Albert Armytage HOLDSWORTH (adb.anu.edu.au)
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