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Leonard Parkes Holroyd

(Confirmed)

Born: 1 January, 1888

Died: 12 October, 1917

Biographical Summary:

Killed in action at Passchendaele on 12 October 1917 while serving with the 36th Battalion, AIF.  He is commemorated at the Menin Gate, Ypres.  [JSB]

Recorded Names:

• Leonard Parkes Holroyd

Service Number: 6567

Ranks:

• Held rank of Private

Birth Records:

• Born in Sydney
• 1 January, 1888 in Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia

Death Records:

• Died on service
• 12 October, 1917 in Passchendaele

Life Events:

• Enlisted at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Address:

• 36 Spit Road Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• wife - Holroyd Lily
• wife - Lillie Amelia Isabel Rea
• father - Ernest Sylvester Holroyd
• mother - Anna Maria Forrester

Organisations:

• Member of - 36th Battalion, AIF

Main Sources:

• 6567 Private Leonard Parkes Holroyd 36th Battalion (Photograph)
• HOLROYD Leonard Parkes Service Number 6567 Place of Birth Sydney NSW Place of Enlistment Sydney NSW Next of Kin Wife HOLROYD Lily (Item)
• Discovering Anzacs Leonard Parkes Holroyd (Webpage)
• HOLROYD Leonard Parkes Service Number 6567 Place of Birth Sydney NSW Place of Enlistment Sydney NSW Next of Kin Wife HOLROYD Lily (Webpage)
• Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files Leonard Parkes Holroyd (Website)
• First World War Embarkation Roll Leonard Parkes Holroyd (Webpage)
• Commonwealth War Graves HOLROYD LEONARD PARKES (Webpage)

Commemorations:

• HOLROYD L. P. on the West Face of the
• Holroyd on the St Luke's Anglican Church Mosman memorial panels