
| Regimental number | 24/1081 |
| True Name | HOLYOAKE, Albert Edwin |
| Address | Sandy Bay, Nelson |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Richard Holyoake, Sandy Bay, Nelson |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 147), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Mary Holyoake, Sandy Bay, Riwaka, Nelson |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 7/1745 Francis Henry HOLYOAKE; 7/967 Frederick Thomas HOLYOAKE; 43152 Trooper Walter HOLYOAKE, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action, 30 March 1918 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB |