Regimental number | 3034 |
Place of birth | Prahran, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Civil engineer |
Address | 29 Grandview Grove, Armadale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Brother, K.R. Holmes, Barkarwa, E.J.R. Loop Line, Bengal |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 5th Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/24/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Enlisted 7th June, 1915. Cpl 23rd November, 1915. 2nd Lieut, 24th March, 1916. Lieut, 24th June, 1916. Embarked with 5 Flag, 23rd November, 1915. Transferred to 14th Battalion, 10th March, 1916. Transferred to 4 Pioneer Battalion, 16th March, 1916. Detached for duty with 4th Div Salvage Coy, 11th February, 1917. Rejoined unit, 18th April, 1917. Detached to A.F.C., 18th April, 1917. Selected for training as observer, Reading, England, 23rd April, 1917. Returned to France on 17th June, 1917. Reported missing on 11th August, 1917." Details from Sister. |
Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Noyelles-Codault Communal Cemetery, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Full name from Nominal Roll HOLMES, KENNETH WOODFULL |