HOLDEN A.T.

Given Names:  Albert Thomas

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Unit:  Chaplins Unit                                                                                                         

Rank:  Chaplin Class 1                                                                                                     

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Age:  50 Yrs   

Occupation:  Clerk Holy Orders                                                                                        

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Methodist

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION     

Height:  6 Ft  0 In                     

Weight:   Lbs

Chest:  38 In

Hair:  Grey

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  1/8/1916

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Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Martha Prior Holden

19 Belmont Avenue, Kew, Victoria                                                                                    

Embarkation Date:  1/8/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                        

Ship:  HMAT Orsova A67

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Ayrshire

Embarked:  5/1/1917                                 

Disembarked: 

Unit:  Chaplains Department                                                                                                          

Rank:  Colonel

Discharge Date:  21/7/1917                        

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  55726

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:    OBE

BIRTH

Date or Year:    21/8/1866

Place:  Geelong, Victoria                          

Father:  Thomas HOLDEN                        

Mother:  Mary HAGUE

MARRIAGE

Year:  1893     

Place:  Omeo  

Spouse: Martha Prior MESLEY

DEATH

Date or Year: 20/8/1935                          

Place: Richmond, Victoria                        

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Enlisted again 16/10/1917; embarked 9/11/1917 on HMAT Port Sydney A15; Senior Chaplain

Discharged 22/3/1920; returning on the RMS Megantic on 22/1/1920

Served in the Boer War

OBE gazetted 3/6/1919 for valuable services rendered in connection with the war

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

University of Melbourne

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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