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Robert John Holms

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Portrait of Robert John Holms 10/4119. Image kindly provided by the Holms family (January 2020). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Robert John Holms 10/4119. Image kindly provided by the Holms family (January 2020). Ima …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert John AWMM
  • Surname
    Holms AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/4119 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 September 1888 AWMM Masterton, Wairarapa AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Dannevirke AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 A.C. Holms (brother), Featherston, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/4119 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
    WW1 14 December 1915 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Shepherd/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Next of Kin is listed as A.G Holmes in the Nominal Roll AWMM
    • Features prominently in the book 'Not Just Ordinary Blokes' written by his nephew John Holms Public - Kiwi Scribe - Other relative - 30 November 2021 - Boolarong Press 2020

Death

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  • Death
    16 November 1929 AWMM
    Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R18049331
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      28: 8 AWMM
    • Not Just Ordinary Blokes (2020) Boolarong Press JGM Holms Public - Kiwi - Other relative - 23 June 2023 - Auckland Central Public Library

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
23 June 2023KiwiQueenzlandOther relative
30 November 2021Kiwi ScribeQueenzlandOther relative

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