Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Holtum, Henry Edward

Born 1894 Zeehan Tasmania the son of Richard and Elizabeth Holtum (nee Duffy) a grocer’s assistant he embarked Hobart 20^th October 1914 on board “HMAT Geelong with the 12^th Infantry Battalion.

He was wounded around the 25^th April 1915 on the Gallipoli Peninsula and evacuated to Malta. He returned to duty and was awarded the Military Medal 14^th December 1917 whilst serving in France.

'In the attack on POLYGON WOOD, east of HOOGE on 20/21st September, 1917, Sgt. HOLTUM commanded the Headquarters Signal Section, the Signalling Officer having been killed. He displayed great initiative and conspicuous bravery under fire, continually moving about the line arranging for the establishment of communications, which were most satisfactory during the whole engagement. Sgt. HOLTUM has been in almost every engagement in which the Battalion has taken part and has commanded his section in 3 of the last’

Sgt Holtum became ill while on leave and died 22^nd September 1918 in England from tubercular meningitis and was buried in the Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk, United Kingdom.

Two brothers were also lost, Cyril Robert Holtum (No 2029) died 11^th August 1918 in France and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and Hubert Darcy (No 506) died 9^th June 1915 from wounds received at Gallipoli and was buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery

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