Regimental number | 1403 |
Place of birth | South Shields, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Ship's fireman |
Address | Bourke Street, Carrington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Father, Arthur Holmes, Bourke Street, Carrington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row F, Grave No. 9), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Caroline HOLMES; husband of Beatrice HOLMES, 6 Little Gipp Street, Carrington, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |