Regimental number | 3401 |
Place of birth | Lithgow, New South Wales |
School | Esk Bank District School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Porter |
Address | Lithgow, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas George Holdford, Pottery Enclosure, Lithgow, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Peronne communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 38), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Jane HOLDFORD, Pottery Estate, Litgow, New south Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Pte P.T. Diirig. Died as a result of wounds after coming home. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |