| Regimental number | 8/2012 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oamaru |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Pukeuri |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.2 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Hollow, Yare Street, Oamaru |
| Previous military service | Served in the 10th (North Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Isobella Hollow, Yare Street, Oamaru |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 68885 Pte John HOLLOW, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, returned to New Zealand, 3 February 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915, and posted to 10th Company. Wounded in action (date not recorded on Form B103), and admitted to No 1 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 9 August 1915; transferred to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, 22 August 1915; discharged, 24 August 1915; rejoined Bn at Gallipoli, 25 August 1915. Admitted to HS 'Dongala', 30 November 1915 (dental caries); disembarked Alexandria, 4 December 1915; admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 5 December 1915 (pyorrhea); transferred to Aotea Convalescent Home, Heliopolis, 20 December 1915. Joined Bn, 7 March 1916, and posted to 10th Company. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Found guilty, 9 May 1916, of drunkenness: awarded 40 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 15 July 1916, of (1) not complying with an order; (2)using obscene language to an NCO: forfeited 14 days' full pay. Found guilty, 19 August 1916, of (1) while on Active Service drunk; (2) breaking out of billets at Tattoo until apprehended by M.P. at 9.15 pm: forfeited 28 days' full pay. Wounded in action (second occasion), 1 October 1916 (gun shot wound, right thigh); admitted to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 2 October 1916; transferred to St John Ambulance Brigade Hospital, Etaples, 4 October 1916; to England, 6 October 1916, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 7 October 1916; transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 6 November 1916; marched into No 2 NZ General Hospital from furlough, 29 November 1916. Found guilty, 5 January 1917, of (1) breaking out of hospital; (2) being absent without leave from 5.30 pm till midnight, 4 January 1917; (3) having liquor in his possession while a patient: awarded 3 days' detention, and forfeited 3 days' pay gross. Admitted to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 6 January 1917. Attched on strength of NZ command Depot, Codford, 19 January 1917. Found guilty, 20 January 1917, pf being absent without leave, 18 January 1917: forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Fined 10/- and costs (6/-: taxi fare), 24 January 1917 (drunkenness). Rejoined Bn, in France, 19 June 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 29 June 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth. Medical examination at enlistment noted 'defective teeth'. |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18049169 |