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HOLMES, Daniel Stewart
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX35235 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940, Royal Park, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Charlton, Victoria, Australia, 6 June 1913 |
| Home Town: | Quambatook, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (Cerebral Malaria whilst POW), Thailand, 29 December 1943, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A6 A 19, Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, VX35235 | |
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| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted VX35235, Royal Park, Vic. | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX35235 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adrian Jones
Son of Samuel and Letitia Holmes, of Quambatook, Victoria, Australia.
DIED IN SIAM
Gunner Daniel Stewart Holmes, youngest son of Mr and Mrs S Holmes of Quambatook, is reported to have died on December 29,
1943, while a Prisoner of war in Siam.
Gunner Holmes was a member of the 4th Anti-tank Regiment, and
was captured when Singapore fell.
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