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George William HOLMES

Regimental number1776
Place of birthCaterham, Surrey, England
SchoolCaterham Board School, Caterham, Surrey, England
Age on arrival in Australia34
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
Addressc/o Mrs Jeffrey, 71 Frances Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinFather, George Holmes, 15 London Road, Caterham Surrey, England
Enlistment date15 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 19 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 June 1918
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death28 June 1915
Age at death38
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 18), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
62
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Sarah HOLMES, 15 London road, Caterham, Surrey, England

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