Regimental number | 506 |
Place of birth | Scottsdale, Tasmania |
True Name | HOLTUM, Herbert D'Arcy |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | PO, Wychitella, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry D Wilson, Solly Street, Zeehan, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row M, Grave No. 41), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Elizabeth HOLTUM, Solly Street, Zeehan, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2029 Lance Corporal Cyril Robert HOLTUM, 12th Bn, killed in action, 11 August 1918; 522 Sergeant Henry Edward HOLTUM MM, 12th Bn, died of disease, 22 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |