HOLMES, Daniel Stewart
| Service Number: | VX35235 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940, Royal Park, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment |
| 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 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, VX35235 | |
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| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX35235, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Royal Park, Vic. |
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Son of Samuel and Letitia Holmes, of Quambatook, Victoria, Australia.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED
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.
Brother Raymond Stanley Holmes 4th Anti Tank Regiment was also captured at the Fall of Singapore and also a POW who returned to Australia.
Survived by his parents, fiance Mollie, sisters Jean Walton, Letitia King, Hazel Cameron, and brothers Gordon, Leonard, Raymond, William and, Keith.
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