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HOLLIER, Edgar Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2707 |
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Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Yarragon, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
Home Town: | Yarragon, Baw Baw, Victoria |
Schooling: | Yarragon State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yarragon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2707, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2707, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2707, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne | |
24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, TOS at Serapeum, Egypt | |
17 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2707, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2707 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-17 |
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