Informations sur naissance

Année de naissance:
1897
Lieu de naissance:
Stratford, Victoria, Australia

Informations générales

Dernière résidence connue:
Stratford, Victoria, Australia
Profession:
Boucher
Religion:
Church of England

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Australia
Force armée:
Australian Imperial Force
Rang:
Private
Numéro de service:
1690
Incorporation date:
29/01/1916
Incorporation nom de lieu:
Sale, Victoria, Australia
Unités:
 —  Australian Infantry, 5th Bn.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
20/09/1917
Lieu de décès:
Black Watch Corner, Zonnebeke, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
20

Mémorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panneau: Bay 7 stone R

Distinctions et médailles 2

British War Medal
Médaille
Victory Medal
Médaille

Points d'intérêt 4

#1 Lieu de naissance
#2 Dernière résidence connue
#3 Lieu d'enrôlement
#4 Lieu du décès (approximatif)

Mon histoire

Private Gilbert Holt worked as butcher in the community of Stratford, Victoria when he enlisted with the 5th Battalion AIF, part of the First Australian Division, 2nd Brigade, on 29 January 1916.
During the bitterly cold winter of 1916 Gilbert was sent to hospital with trench feet and was evacuated to England. Shortly after rejoining the 5th Battalion, he suffered shrapnel wounds to the face on the 23 February 1917.
A few weeks later, his older brother Thomas Mitchell, arrived in England and also joined the 5th Battalion in the field during April 1917. From then on the two brothers served together and went into an attack together in Belgium on the 20th September 1917.

That day the 1st Australian Division attacked at 05.40 a.m. in the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge (20-25 September 1917) part of the Battle of Passchendaele.
The 6th Battalion attacked with the 5th Battalion in support and crossed Glencorse Wood with little difficulty.
The attack was taken over by the 5th Battalion. The pillboxes on their front mostly surrendered without a shot being fired, but they outflanked a blockhouse which was causing the 23rd Division some difficulty, and then went on to the Blue Line, taking Verbeeck Farm on the way. Consolidation began, but they were fired on from Black Watch Corner. A party was sent out to take the pillbox, and did so with little difficulty.

Up to six eye witnesses stated that one of the brothers was wounded, generally agreed to be Thomas Holt. Gilbert was assisting stretcher bearers to carry his brother back to a dressing station when the whole party was hit by another artillery shell, instantly killing both brothers.
Neither of the Holt boys has a known grave.

Private Gilbert Holt, 20 years of age is remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, bay 7 stone R.

Rapports avec d'autres militaires 1

Fichiers 1

Maps Consulter

Sources 8

"Passchendaele, The Day-by-Day Account",McCarthy C., Arms&ArmourPress, London, 1995, page 80-81"
Sources utilisées
CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/924287/gilbert-holt/
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Service Record
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5822939
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The AIF Project
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=141872
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The Australian War Memorial
https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search/people?people_preferred_name=Holt&people_service_number=1690&people_unit=
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The Long Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions/1st-australian-division/
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War Diary 2nd Brigade
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1346442
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War Diary 5th Battalion
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1342302
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