Regimental number | 2196 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Cleveland Street Public School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | 84 Walker Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Walter Holpen, 84 Walker Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of illness. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Les Baraques Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 12), Sangatte, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Authority for inclusion on Roll of Honour contained in minutes of 49th meeting of A.W.M. Board held in Melbourne on 10th December 1956. (File 746/1/1). Served sentence of 2 years I.H.L. for Desertion, became ill in prison adn died after admission to hospital |