HOLLOWAY, Harold Sidney
| Service Number: | 14551 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Redfern, Sydney, NSW, 2 June 1884 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 July 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery VIII A 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 14551, Reinforcements WW1, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 14551, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 14551, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney | |
| 11 Jul 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 14551, 13th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 14551 awm_unit: 13th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-07-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
HAROLD SIDNEY HOLLOWAY, the son of Mr. Sidney James and Mrs. Sara Holloway, was born at Redfern, New South Wales, on 2nd June, 1884. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School and joined the service of the Bank at Head Office on 20th December, 1901, and at the time of his enlistment was employed in the Share Department.
He enlisted on 30th January, 1916, and proceeded to France, and was attached to the 13th Field Company, Engineers. On the night of 10th July, 1918, he was out with a wiring party at Hamel, and was killed instantly by a minenwerfer shell on the morning of 11th July.
Lieutenant Hay, writing on the same day about Harold Holloway’s death, said: “He was an exceedingly fine fellow, a great favourite amongst the men of my section, and one of the best and most capable men in the company.”
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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