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HOLLAND, Andrew
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2849, 2849A |
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Enlisted: | 19 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sandbach, Cheshire, England, 15 August 1893 |
Home Town: | Lilydale, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in action, France, 18 August 1916, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Plot IV, Row Q, Grave No. 17. IN OUR LOVING FATHER'S KEEPING BRITAIN'S NOBLE SONS ARE SLEEPING |
Memorials: | Coldstream & Yering War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2849, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2849, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2849, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
18 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2849A, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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