| Regimental number | 185 |
| Place of birth | North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 3 Doris Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Holgate, 3 Doris Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 30th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 6066 Pte Lionel HOLGATE MSM, 10th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked suez, 11 December 1915.Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 4 January 1916 (hernia); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 5 January 1916; to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 8 January 1916 (seriously ill: hernia); to No 2 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 27 January 1916; to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, 3 February 1916; discharged to Overseas Base, 25 February 1916. Rejoined unit, Tel el Kebir, 5 March 1916. Promoted Sergeant, 11 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. On leave to England, 29 December 1916; admitted to 2nd Northern General Hospital, Leeds, while on leave, 6 January 1917; discharged from hospital and orderd to rejoin unit, 21 January 1917; rejoined unit, 2 February 1917. Proceeded to England to join 8th Training Bn, 8 July 1917, and placed on Supernumerary List. Admitted to 1st Ausstrlain Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 12 July 1917 (heart trouble); discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 26 July 1917. Marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Codford, 21 September 1917. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 September 1917. Commenced return to Australia, 19 October 1917; arrived Melbourne, 15 December 1917, for onward overland travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: neurasthenia), Sydney, 16 March 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Northern Suburbs Crematorium |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HOLGATE James Murgatroyd |