HOLMES, Walter Henry

HOLMES, Walter Henry

Full Name: Walter Henry

HOLMES

Date of Birth: 02

1889

Place of birth: Swan Hill

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Darkan WA

Next of Kin: Mother- A. J. Holmes

Next of Kin Address: Darkan WA

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 2434

Rank: Corporal

Unit/Division: 43rd Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-05-01

Enlistment Location: Belmont

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1916-10-30

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-12-28

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-08-15

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1/06/1916-To 71 Depot as Private
20/06/1916-To 51st Battalion 7th Reinforcements
30/10/1916-To 43rd Battalion 4th Reinforcements
21/11/1916-Admitted Ships Isolation Hospital at Sea
29/12/1916-To 11th Training Battalion Durrington England
17/03/1917-Admitted Fargo Military Hospital England ( Influenza )
22/03/1917-Rejoined 11th Training Battalion Durrington ex Hospital
10/04/1917-Proceeded Overseas 3rd Aust Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone ex Durrington
13/04/1917-Joined 43rd Battalion in the field France
27/10/1917-Detached to Brigade School in the field France
6/11/1917-Promoted LANCE CORPORAL in the field France
26/01/1918-Appointed Temporary CORPORAL in the field France & Granted Leave England
1/05/1918-Promoted CORPORAL in the field France
26/05/1918-Wounded in Action France ( Gassed ) ex 11th Aust Field Ambulance ex 53rd Casualty Clearing Station
7/06/1918-Discharged to Base Depot ex Hospital
8/06/1918-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
15/06/1918-Admitted 14th General Hospital Wimereux France ( Sick & PUO )
23/06/1918-To Convalescent Depot Wimereux
28/06/1918-Discharged to Base Depot ex Hospital
12/07/1918-Rejoined Unit in the field France
31/07/1918-Transferred Overseas Training Depot Longbridge Deverill ex Folkestone ex France
25/01/1919-Detached Bombing School Class Tidworth England- Qualified First Class
1/02/1919-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Southampton
13/03/1919-Detached Aust Corps Headquarters France
29/04/1919-To No. 3 Group Codford ex France for Return to Australia
1/06/1919-Embarked England for Australia per “Somali”
8/07/1919-Disembarked Australia
15/08/1919-Discharged from Service