HOLDENSON R.W.

Given Names:  Roy William

Service Number:  61408

Unit:  11th General (Victorian) Reinforcements                                                                  

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  613600

Age:  18 Yrs  9 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                          

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION     

Height:  5 Ft  11 In                    

Weight:  154 Lbs

Chest:  35-37½ In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  28/5/1918

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Jorgen Poel Holdenson

Leonie', Walmer Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                               

Embarkation Date:  31/8/1918

Port:  Melbourne                                        

Ship:  HMAT Barambah A37

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Ventura 

Embarked:      

Disembarked:  2/9/1919

Unit:  14th Battalion                                                                                                                       

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  25/9/1919                        

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  76604

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:    26/7/1899

Place:  Richmond, Victoria                       

Father:  Jorgen Poel HOLDENSON           

Mother:  Margaret Maria HANSEN

MARRIAGE

Year:  1925     

Place:             

Spouse: Veronica May ATKINSON

DEATH

Date or Year: 1/6/1945                            

Place: East Melbourne, Victoria                

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Trinity Grammar

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                     

Date Enlisted: 

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

Returned to Australia at own expense

FURTHER INFORMATION