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HOLMES, Davie Dan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX15740 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle in Emlyn, Wales, United Kingdom, 11 December 1899 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pipe-Layer |
| Died: | 16 December 1968, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cleveland Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 13 Aug 1941: | Involvement QX15740 | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 13 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX15740, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1946: | Discharged | |
| 1 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX15740, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Although at attestation, he declared he had been born in Glamorganshire, his birth record states otherwise.
Births Mar 1899Holmes Davie Dan Newcastle E.11b 19
The district Newcastle E. is an alternative name for Newcastle in Emlyn and it spans the boundaries of the counties of Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire
He had previously served with 9th Welsh Bn.
Husband of Elvira Holmes.
Davie served as a Private, Service No. QX15740, with the 2/29 Infantry Battalion, Australian Military Forces during World War 11. He was taken Prisoner of War.