HOLLINGSWORTH, Joseph Victor
| Service Numbers: | 1323, 1469 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 December 1914, Enlisted at Heathcote, Victoria Issued with number 1469 but changed to 1323 before embarkation. Both numbers used throughout his record |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Derrinal, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Derrinal, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Knowsley East State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey Panel 24 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Heathcote St. John's Anglican Church Fallen Soldiers of the Great War, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1323, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Heathcote, Victoria Issued with number 1469 but changed to 1323 before embarkation. Both numbers used throughout his record | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1469, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1323, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1323 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
A witness stated that he saw from about 10 yards away, a shrapnel shell hit Bremen. He saw Bremen fall but could not wait to see as he had to go on at the time. This occurred just to the left of Lone Pine on the 25 April 1915. The same shell also struck 1361 Private George Hewitt 5th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement, died of wounds 30 April 1915, and 1285 Private Sydney Albert Pickering 5th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement, killed in action 25 April 1915, and 1323 Private Joseph Victor Hollingsworth, 5th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement, killed in action 25 April 1915.
Statement by 1186 Pte. S.H. Bergman 5th Battalion AIF.
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Joseph and Mary Ann Hollingsworth of Derrinal, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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