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Frederick John HOLDWAY

Regimental number2440
Place of birthBrisbane Qld
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressRoma, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agnes Holdway, Charles Street, Roma, Queensland
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 3486 Pte Walter Adrian HOLDWAY, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919; 3061 Sergeant Charles Burton HOLDWAY, 9th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas).
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 December 1976

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