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John Leggo HOLDER

Regimental number2431
Place of birthCornwall England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLaboratory assistant
Address58 Hay Street, Subiaco, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Mr James Bennett Holder, 67 Loftus Street, West Perth, Western Australia
Previous military service86th Infantry
Enlistment date26 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on 20 September 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2431A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialH.A.C. Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 10), Ecoust-St. Mein, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
153
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: J.and Grace HOLDER, 109 St. Leonard's Avenue, West Leederville, Western Australia. Native of Cornwall, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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