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Jack Rayson Holloway

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Jack Rayson AWMM
  • Surname
    Holloway AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    428511 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 October 1914 AWMM Devonport, North Shore City AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of John Charles and Emily Holloway, of Gisborne late of Devonport, Auckland Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/jack-rayson-holloway
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM P.O., Te Karaka, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Emily Holloway (mother), 9 Hinemoa Avenue, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 10 December 1942 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    428511 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Carpenter/Civilian AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 11 1/2 inches AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Jack Holloway was the son of John Charles and Emily Holloway, of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand.

    A pre enlistment address, supplied by F. Holloway: Jack Rayson Holloway, 13A Russell Street, Gisborne AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 November 1943 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy AWMM XVI.D.34 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Soldier Brother. I'll see you smiling through the years and keep the leaves of memory green; soldier Brother through life's tears I'll treasure all that might have been. Your noble spirit isn't dead, Your triumphed o'er the gaping grave; although your blood of life was shed You live among the deathless brave. From pleasant paths of childhood's day, The happy haunts of home and youth, Mow sounds an echo far away of mankind's plea for truth. Written by Blanche Holloway (Sister) and published in the NZ Herald, November 1943. AWMM
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Memorial Drive, 1939-1945, Devonport Memorial Drive, Auckland AWMM
    • Memorial Drive, Lake Road, Devonport, Auckland AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2375251
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 9: WW2 Unknown page AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand November 1943 AWMM
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
16 July 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
31 December 2021Ian Banks Taumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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