Regimental number | 2399 |
Place of birth | Dunkeld (near Bathurst), New South Wales |
School | Dunkeld Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 393 Russell Street, Bathurst, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Anie Dobbin, 393 Russell Street, Bathurst, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 53rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/70/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Buried in No 2 Cemetery, Heilly. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row H, Grave no. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David Holmes and Annie Catherine DOBBIN, Perthville, New South Wales. Native of Dunkeld, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |