| Regimental number | 2661 |
| Place of birth | Drouin, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Blacksmith |
| Address | Glenbrook, Drouin, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26.6 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Holman, Glenbrook, Drouin, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt Transferred to 8th Light Horse Regiment, 17 January 1916. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 18 September 1916 (influenza); transferred to Isolation Camp, 30 September 1916 (para-typhoid); to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 9 October 1916 (diarrhoea);to 31st General Hospital, Port Said 11 October 1916; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 21 October 1916; discharged to Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 7 January 1917. Detached to Base Signal Depot, Alexandria for course of instruction, 9 February 1917. Admitted to 17th General Hospital, 25 February 1917 (corneal ulcer: Court of Enquiry, 23 March 1917, concluded that as a result of an accident to the left eye, Pte HOLMAN received a few particles in the eye in the performance of his duty; no person to blame). Returned to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 2 June 1917. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 5 September 1917 (mumps); discharged, and returned to duty, 11 September 1917. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 15 September 1917 (tonsilitis); discharged, and returned to duty, 24 September 1917. Medical Board, 1 October 1917, noted heart trouble, neurasthenia, loss of sight of left eye. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 24 December 1917 (valvular disorder of the heart). Classified as permanently unfit by Medical Board. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', February 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 18 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: disordered action of the heart), Melbourne, 27 April 1918. |
| Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Gembrook, Victoria. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HOLMAN John Trannack |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
