HOLLOWAY, Leslie James
| Service Number: | 2919 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 June 1916, Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 30 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | King's College Goulburn |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 May 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Coonamble Municipality and Wingadee Shire HR, Manly War Memorial NSW, Sydney Commonwealth Bank of Australia Great War Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2919, 55th Infantry Battalion, Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2919, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2919, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
LESLIE JAMES HOLLOWAY, son of Mr. Richard and Mrs. Emily L. Holloway, was born at Goulburn, New South Wales, on 30th September, 1890. He was educated at King’s College, Goulburn, and joined the service of the Bank on 16th March, 1908, at Henty. His subsequent transfers were to Coolamon in April, 1908; Ganmain, August, 1908; Coolamon, March, 1911; and Coonamble in November, 1911; and to Head Office in March, 1915.
He enlisted a year later and sailed for England as corporal, but reverted automatically to the ranks on landing. However, he received his stripes in England again in 1917, and became acting-sergeant in April. Subsequently he was offered an appointment as sergeant on the Training Staff, which he declined in order to get into the firing line.
In May, 1917, he was on his way to join his unit in France, when he was intercepted and detailed to assist in holding the line at Bullecourt on 4th May. He was killed five days later by a shell at Bullecourt.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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