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Thomas Richard Holtsbaum

(Confirmed)

Born: 26 March, 1895

Died: 4 October, 1917

Biographical Summary:

Wounded in action near Zonnebeke, Belgium on 3 October 1917 while serving with the 33rd Battalion, AIF.  He died the next day at the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station located at Lijssenthoek, Belgium.

His parents moved to Mosman in 1920.

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Service Number: 2063

Ranks:

  • Held rank of Private
  • Held rank of Lance Corporal

Birth Records:

  • 26 March, 1895 in Inverell

Death Records:

  • 4 October, 1917 in Lijssenthoek

Address:

  • 90 Belmont Road Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

  • father - Frederick Victor Holtsbaum
  • mother - Annie Lashbrooke Scrutton

Organisations:

  • Member of - 33rd Battalion, AIF

Main Sources:

  • HOLTSBAUM Thomas Richard Service Number 2063 Place of Birth Inverell NSW Place of Enlistment Armidale NSW Next of Kin Father HOLTSBAUM Frederick Victor (NAA File)
  • HOLTSBAUM Thomas Richard Service Number 2063 Place of Birth Inverell NSW Place of Enlistment Armidale NSW Next of Kin Father HOLTSBAUM Frederick Victor (Webpage)
  • Commonwealth War Graves HOLTSBAUM THOMAS RICHARD (Webpage)
  • Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files Thomas Richard Holtsbaum (Website)
  • Roll of Honour Thomas Richard Holtsbaum (Website)

Commemorations:

    To commemorate the centenary of World War One, Mosman Library Service created an online resource to collect and display information about the wartime experiences of local service people.

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