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Charles John HOLMES

Regimental number910
Place of birthHorsham, Victoria
SchoolState School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressCorrangorack, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Henry Holmes, Corrangorack, Victoria
Enlistment date11 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Place of death or woundingBray, Somme Sector, France
Age at death23
Place of burialBray Vale British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 8), Bray-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
129
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Horsham Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: William and Sarah Jane (d. 28 June 1922, aged 58; bu. Horsham Cemetery) HOLMES. Native of Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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