LEST WE FORGET

Flight Sergeant Theodore Christian Hansen HOLST

Service No: 195
Born: London, England, 2 April 1886
Enlisted in the RAAF: 7 September 1921 (at RAAF Station Point Cook VIC)
Discharged from the RAAF: 8 February 1945
Unit: at Discharge: No. 1 Engineering School
Died: 3 September 1947, Aged 61 Years
Buried: Footscray Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Axel Victor and Jenny Holst; husband of Rose Dorothy Holst, of West Footscray

Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Flight Sergeant Holst does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognises that his death is the result of his Service.

References:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 195

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