Albert HOLYOAKE

Regimental number24/1081
True NameHOLYOAKE, Albert Edwin
AddressSandy Bay, Nelson
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Richard Holyoake, Sandy Bay, Nelson
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
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 rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 2 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 147), France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Richard and Mary Holyoake, Sandy Bay, Riwaka, Nelson
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB