Arthur HOLMES

Regimental number23/2204
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinSister, Mrs E Dixon, c/o Mrs Stewart, 24 Nelson Street, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, E Company, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of disease 28 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialSt Mary New Churchyard (Grave No 102), Codford St Mary, Wiltshire, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 3

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