Regimental number | 2706 |
Place of birth | Elizabeth Town, Tasmania |
Place of birth | Elizabeth Town, Wynyard |
School | State School either Dunorlan or Elizabeth Town, Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 139 Wellington Road, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lucy Holmyard, 139 Wellington Road, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the 26th Regt. Light Horse for some time before the war. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Deceased was buried in Grave 79 Section M in the Military Cemetery outside Cairo on 15th November, 1915." Details from Wife. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt |
Age at death | 20.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row M, Grave No. 79), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 66 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh adn Maria HOLMYARD; husband of Lucy HOLMYARD, Calder road, Wynyard, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: Rechard, killed in action in France. |