HOLLIS, Henry
(Service number 9/588)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | York Place, Dunedin | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs D. RIX (sister), Vogel Street, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay | ||
| Embarked From | Port Chalmers | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 April 1920 | Age | 32 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Dunedin | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
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Biographical Notes
Henry's next-of-kin was his sister, Mrs D. DIX, of Dunedin. His Personnel Record states that he was born in Timaru; the burial records says that he was a native of Australia. Henry married Janet Olive RAINES (Olive) in 1916, in NZ. Olive married John Aloysius McCARTNEY in 1922.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [27 June 2014]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5541 0055950) [27 June 2014]; CWGC [27 June 2014]; Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin headstone image & burial record (Dunedin City Council) [27 June 2014]
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