Summary
Australian Expeditionary Force certificate of discharge issued to Private Rudolph Holloway, service # 2380, 24th Battalion, dated 15 July 1919.
Rudolph enlisted on 19 July 1915, when he was a 23-year-old fisherman from Brighton Beach, Melbourne. He trained in Egypt and served in France, and was later awarded the Military Medal. He suffered a hernia, a severe gunshot wound to the wrist, a suppurating rupture and trench foot during his overseas service, but returned safely to Australia in April 1919.
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CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE. PAPERS ISSUED TO PRIVATE RUDOLPH HOLLOWAY, EX FIRST A.I.F. DATED 15:7:1919.
Physical Description
Text on both sides of a single sheet of pink card with printing and handwriting in black ink.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr John W. Watson, 08 May 1975
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Person Named
Private Rudolph Holloway - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Australia, 15 Jul 1919
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Printed at top of front side: AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/Certificate of Discharge [extensive text]
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Overall Dimensions
205 mm (Width), 226 mm (Height)
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