Regimental number | 2628 |
Place of birth | Sandwell, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
School | St Pauls, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | Largs Bay, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliza Anna Holberton, White Street, Largs Bay, South Australia |
Previous military service | Naval Cadet |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Enlisted 7th June, 1916. Left South Australia in the Sheamer (Shropshire (A9) March, 25th, 1916 for Egypt. Left Egypt about 10th June, 1916 for France." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Lenard spelt Leonard |
Place of death or wounding | Vaux |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Vaulx Australian Field Ambulance Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 146 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Eliza HOLBERTON, Whyte Street, Peterhead, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |