George HOLMYARD

HOLMYARD, George

Service Number: 2706
Enlisted: 15 July 1915, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Elizabeth Town, Tasmania, Australia, 1894
Home Town: Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling: State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Dysentery, Egypt, 14 November 1915
Cemetery: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
Row M, Grave 79, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial, Longford War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2706, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
10 Sep 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2706, 12th Infantry Battalion, per HMAT 'Makarini' from Melbourne, Vic.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Hugh and Maria HOLMYARD; husband of Lucy HOLMYARD, Calder road, Wynyard, Tasmania