Captain Louis Gordon Holmes
Source: Gravesites of Tasmania
| First year at Wesley | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Personal information | 6th Seat in the 1911 Head of the River winning crew. A talented athlete, he also played one game for St Kilda in 1910 v Melbourne at MCG |
| Date enlisted | 18/08/1914 |
| Unit enlisted | 10th Battalion |
| Service details | Died of wounds received from shrapnel at Anzac Cove (16/6/1915). Reference in The fighting 10th by CBL Leek (1936), p.184 |
| Date of death | 23/06/1915 - 22 years of age |
| Unit details | 3rd Brigade Headquarters |
| Cemetery/Memorial place | Lone Pine Memorial (buried at sea) (Panel 12), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Other references and additional information
- The AIF Project
- Discovering ANZACs
- Gravesites of Tasmania
- RSL Virtual War Memorial
- Wesley College Chronicle, August 1915, p.21
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