Herbert Clifford (Bert) HOLLOWAY

HOLLOWAY, Herbert Clifford

Service Number: 1554
Enlisted: 15 September 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Tantanoola South Australia, 16 September 1887
Home Town: Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Pneumonia, Egypt, 3 December 1918, aged 31 years
Cemetery: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tantanoola Memorial Hall, Tantanoola Railway Station Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

15 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1554, 9th Light Horse Regiment
18 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 1554, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 1554, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
3 Dec 1918: Involvement Trooper, 1554, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1554 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-12-03
3 Dec 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Light Horse Regiment

A letter of Condolence

On Christmas Day 2023 I was given a letter written by Captain McFarlane to the parents of Bert Holloway at the time of his death. Bert (Trooper H C Holloway) had been his Batman during the entire war and he had loved him like a brother. He expressed that nothing had effected him as much during the whole war as the death of someone who had become so close. His description of him and the warm and high regard in which he held him gave me such a knowing of the man my great uncle was. The letter was four pages but was in reality only one page folded in the middle and written on all sides. It was very small but beautiful script., and although yellow with age every word is still clear and distinct. Also enclosed was a photo of Cpt. McFarlane, a photo of a mule they had taken captive and a photo of his gravesite with a wreath around it that Cpt McFarlane had placed when he went to visit his grave. There is also a one page letter written by Cpt McFarlane on behalf of Brig General W Grant DSO who had asked him to forward a memoriam card and to express his deep sympathy as he was also very fond of their son. He expressed that because of his position of Batman he had met most of the officers and had been a favourite of everyone because of his cheery nature under all circumstances. They all wished for their deep sorrow to be expressed.

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