| Regimental number | 7/1745 |
| Address | Sandy Bay, Nelson |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Richard Holyoake, Sandy Bay, Nelson |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915 |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 24/1081 Rifleman Albert Edwin HOLYOAKE, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of wounds, 2 June 1916; 7/967 Frederick Thomas HOLYOAKE; 43152 Trooper Walter HOLYOAKE, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action, 30 March 1918 |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Seventh |