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HOLLOWAY, John Leonard
| Service Number: | 668 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Morphettville, Adelaide South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kingston, Portsmouth, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, Adelaide South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 668, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 668, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Note:- 668 Private John Leonard Holloway and his brother 34 Private Percy Edgcumbe Holloway were original members of A Company 10th Battalion AIF later referred to as the "Fighting 10th". The battalions of the 3rd Brigade were chosen by the Divisional commander to land on Gallipoli Peninsula in April 1915 as the "Covering Force" and so it was that the 9th and 10th Battalions who were the first troops to land.
The 10th Battalion Scouts selected from members A Company were in the first boats and it is now recognised that two of these men, 31 Private Arthur Seaforth Blackburn (VC in France 1916) and 638 Lance Corporal Philip De Quetteville Robin got further inland that first day than anyone else during the entire campaign.
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Casualties: Wounded
04.04.15 - Gun shot wound ankle
25.4.1915 Wounded in arm - Gallipoli
01.061915 - Wounded in action at the D’ardanelles
5.10.1915 GSW B Toe and Right Forearm Admitted Hospital
18.8.1915 June 1915 Strained heart. Septic toe, developed tachycardia.
30.3.18 Wounded in action Field - France
1.4.18 Emb. on “Brighton” for England Gun shot wound to ankle
4.4.18 - Alexand Hosp, Casham. Gun shot wound ankle
23.3 18 Wounded in Action - France
1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Private John and Lieutenant Percy Holloway survived the war and returned to Australia in 1919.