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HOLLIDAY, William

Service Number:	5331
Enlisted:	24 January 1916
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Unley, South Australia, 4 February 1895
Home Town:	Victor Harbor, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
Schooling:	Victor Harbor Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Poultry Farmer
Died:	Killed In Action, Zonnebeke near Glencorse Woods, Belgium, 1 October 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Victor Harbor Congregational Church Roll of Honor, Victor Harbor War Memorial

World War 1 Service

24 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5331, 10th Infantry Battalion
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5331, 10th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas o
1 Oct 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 5331, 10th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of James Hodgson HOLLIDAY and Adeliza nee STEWART