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Captain William Dumbleton Holmes

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-06-10
Place of birth: Mangalore India India
Next of kin: William Cuthbert Holmes, Father, Millstream P.O., near Victoria British Colombia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-06-13
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Captain (7th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Captain, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Lieutenant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Mount Sorrel
Awards

Distinguished Service Order

Military Cross

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 489890
LAC ID: 457747
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4465-S005
Uploader's Notes: Served with the 88th Victoria Fusiliers (Militia) Son of William Cuthbert and Clara Eveline Holmes, of Millstream, Victoria, British Columbia.
Uploader's Research notes: [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 30th Battalion Captain Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion Distinguished Service Order Military Cross ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-03-06