Ranks Held | Brigadier General, Captain, Colonel, Lieutenant, Major General, Temporary Brigadier General, Temporary Major General |
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Birth Date | 19/12/1862 |
Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
Death Date | 02/07/1917 |
Death Place | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines |
Final Rank | Major General |
Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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Major General William Holmes
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 4th Australian Division
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major General
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Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls:
- Unit
- 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Major General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- NSWMI
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- NSWMI
- Conflict
- South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Staff
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier General
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Brigadier General
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 2nd Australian Division
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Brigadier General
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 4th Australian Division
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Colonel
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Colonel
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 5 Inf Bde HQ
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major General
Timeline
Date of honour or award | Volunteer Decoration. | |
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Date of birth | 19/12/1862 | |
Date commissioned | 1886 | Served in 1 NSW Mounted Rifles. |
Date of honour or award | 16/04/1901 | Mention in Dispatches. |
Date of honour or award | 19/04/1901 | Distinguished Service Order. |
Date of enlistment | 18/08/1914 | |
Date commissioned | 1914 | |
Date of embarkation | 12/05/1915 | |
Date of honour or award | 03/06/1916 | Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. |
Date of honour or award | 13/17/1916 | Mention in Dispatches. |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 10/10/1916 | |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 10/03/1917 | |
Date promoted | 01/1917 | Promoted to Major General. |
Date of honour or award | 04/01/1917 | Mention in Dispatches. |
Date of honour or award | 28/12/1917 | Mention in Dispatches. |
Date of honour or award | 15/02/1917 | Russia Order of St Anne - 2nd Class. |
Date of honour or award | 01/06/1917 | Mention in Dispatches. |
Date of fate | 02/07/1917 | |
Date of death | 02/07/1917 |
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