Regimental number | 4510 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 9 Derham Street, Ballarat East, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr H Hollioake, 9 Derham Street, Ballarat East, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 70th Bn, Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4129 Pte Henry HOLLIOAKE, 4th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 28 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 28 February 1916. Found guilty, 1 March 1916, of being absent without leave from Muster Parade, 29 February 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to camp. Taken on strength of 58th Bn from 2nd Training Bn, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOLLIOAKE Percy |