Howard ELPHINSTONE-HOLLOWAY

Regimental number11/269
Date of birth14 November 1884
Place of birthDusseldorf, Germany
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShepherd
AddressAwatoitoi, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.6
Height5' 7"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, Elphinstone Holloway, Havant, Hampshire, England
Previous military serviceServed in North West Mounted Police, Canada: resigned; in Royal Lancashire Fusiliers: resigned commission; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Caroline Elphinstone-Holloway, 32 Granada Road, Southsea, England, and the late Cuthbert William Elphinstone-Holloway (Commissary, HM Ordnance)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, Anzac Cove, 27 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 18049187