Arthur HOLMES

Regimental number2/1013
Address60 Wellesley Street, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Mrs E M Fowler, Armstrong Avenue, Whangarei
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 December 1914
No 1 Field Artillery Brigade left New Zealand on board 'Willochra'; No 4 Howitzer Battery on board 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unitNo 4 Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 8 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialDelville Wood Cemetery (Plot V, Row H, Grave No 2), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr E. Holmes, 25 Broughton Road, Clapham Common, London, England
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Second

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