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Sergeant Albert William Holmes

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1892-10-08
Place of birth: Bashley Hampshire England
Next of kin: James Holmes, father. Bashley, Hampshire, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1960-07-24

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 400886
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Rank detail
  1. Sergeant (Army). 1919-03-07 to 1919-07-31
  2. Sergeant, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1919-01-08 to 1919-03-07
  3. Corporal, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-10-01 to 1919-01-08
  4. Corporal, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-09-11 to 1918-10-01
  5. Lance Corporal, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-08-09 to 1918-09-11
  6. Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-11-21 to 1918-08-09
  7. Private (Army). 1916-06-16 to 1916-11-20
  8. Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-05-07 to 1916-06-16
  9. Private (Army). 1915-05-06 to 1916-05-07
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded and Shell Shock June 13, 1916 at Sanctuary Wood
Awards

Military Medal
Date of award: 1919-03-13
Source: London Gazette No. 31227, pg. 3446

Military Medal First Bar
Date of award: 1919-07-23
Source: London Gazette No. 31469, pg. 9346

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 465049
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4454-S041
Uploader's Notes: Son of Stephen William James Holmes and Mary Ann Holmes (nee Spratt); husband of Eva Belle Holmes (nee Joyes) married April 18, 1922
Uploader's Research notes: 33rd Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 33rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion B Company Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Private Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion B Company Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion B Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion B Company Lance-Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion B Company Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion B Company Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Central Ontario Regimental Depot Military Medal Military Medal First Bar ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2022-01-31
Last modified: 2022-01-31