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HOLDING, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3359 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hansborough, South Australia, 10 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Etaples, France, 20 August 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eudunda War Memorial, Kapunda District Honour Board, Port Victoria War Memorial and Flagpole |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 3359, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) incorrectly records Surname spelling as HALDING
"THE LATE PRIVATE A. HOLDING.
Mr. J. Holding, of Hansborough, has received news of the death of his son, Private A. Holding. The deceased was born at Hansborough, and was 26 years of age. He worked for several years at the flux quarries, Wardang Island." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 16 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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