HOLDSWORTH, John Henry Beard
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Victorian Citizen Bushmen |
| Born: | 1858, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Brooklyn, New Zealand, 11 January 1927, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karori Cemetery Church of England 2, Plot 218G |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant, Victorian Citizen Bushmen |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Victor and Catherine Lancanshire (Vick) Holdsworth.
A BENDIGONIAN PROMOTED
Lieutenant J. H. B. Holdsworth, former ly of Bendigo, who joined the Third Victorian Contingent, has, we learn through Mr. G. H. , been promoted to the rank of captain and is now attached to the Fifth Victorian Contingent. Captain Holdsworth is now in full command of the Boer prisoners at Pretoria.
Captain J.H.B. Holsworth, who went to Wellington from Melbourne eight years ago, has died at Brooklyn, NZ. Captain Holdsworth served in the South African war with the Australian Forces.
HOLDSWORTH.--On the 11th January, 1927, at Wellington (N.Z.), John Henry Beard, second son late John and Kate Holdsworth, of Bendigo (Captain 3rd Bushmen Contingent, V M R (Inserted by brothers and sisters )
1st. Marriage Reg.#2019 - 1884 (Louisa Jackson).
2nd. Marriage in Bombay, India - 1894 (Emelie Isabel Greenbank-Goldie).
3rd. Marriage in New Zealand - Folio #8867 - 1927 (Elizabeth Georgina Todd).
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