Regimental number | 1919 |
Place of birth | Burrowa New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Narrawa, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Holmes, Reid's Flat via Burrowa, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1919B |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 120 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1720 Pte George Mathew HOLMES, 45th Bn, killed in action, 5-8 August 1916; 1994 Pte Mark HOLMES, 35th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Cowra Cemetery, New South Wales |