William Holland

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William Holland. Image courtesy Sydney Morning Herald

HOLLAND, William

Service no: 314 [1]

Place of birth: Bourke

Address: Post Office, Orange

Occupation: Station hand

Next of kin: Elizabeth Emily Simmons (later Schultz) (mother), Post Office, Orange, later c/- Mrs H. Armytage, 35 Byng Street, Orange

Date of enlistment: 19 December 1914

Place of enlistment: Liverpool

Age at enlistment: 22

Fate: Joined Light Horse Reserve December 1914. Transferred to 12th Light Horse Regiment as a transport driver 1 March 1915. Embarked HMAT A44 Vestalia, Sydney, 22 June 1915. Taken on strength with 7th Light Horse Regiment 29 August 1915. Killed in action, Gallipoli, Turkey

Date of death: 29 September 1915

Buried: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey, Plot 1, Row I, Grave 5