Trooper

William John Holmes

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Daniel and Eliza Louisa Lilly Holmes, of Pihama, Taranaki.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/1007A
Name:
William John Holmes
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
01 August 1891
Place of Birth: 
Pihama, Taranaki, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Daniel M. Holmes (father), Pihama, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kinohaku, Kawhia, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (26 March 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
2
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
William John Holmes
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