Regimental number | 352 |
Place of birth | Nottingham, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Ploughman |
Address | Franklin-vale, Granchester, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Gertie Holland, Franklin Vale, Grandchester, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships left from Melbourne carrying the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D: HMAT A62, 'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Two ships left from Melbourne carrying the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D: HMAT A62, 'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Beaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 13), Ligny-Thilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Janet HOLLAND; husband of Gertie HOLLAND, Healy Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |