We remember Basil Holmes

We remember Basil Holmes

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Timeline

Timeline

1881
birth Saltburn, Ross-shire United Kingdom Source:6976030 May 1881
1899
enlistment Leeds, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:6976030 17th November 1899
1899
service British Army Private 6420 South Wales Borderers Source:6976030 17th November 1899 - 21st June 1900
1900
service British Army Private 6420 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa Source:6976030 22nd June 1900 - 19th December 1902
1901
awards Queens South Africa medal Other War Service Award Source:7646902 1st April 1901
1902
awards Kings South Africa medal Other War Service Award Source:7646902 1st October 1902
1902
service British Army Private 6420 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Source:6976030 20th December 1902 - 10th January 1908
1908
location Discharge Depôt, Fort Brockhurst, Gosport, Hampshire United Kingdom military residence address Source:6976030 11th January 1908 - 13th January 1908
1910
marriage Nellie Ellis Source:6976030 17th September 1910
1914
service British Army Private 6420 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Source:6976030 31st August 1914 - 25th October 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6976030 31st August 1914 - 25th October 1914
1914
hospitalisation Fractured leg Hospital/Institution Source:6976030 25th October 1914
1914
service British Army Private 6420 South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Source:6976029 26th October 1914 - 5th January 1915
1915
discharge Source:6976029 5th January 1915

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Basil
Initials B
Last Name Holmes
Source 1940998
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Discharge Depôt, Fort Brockhurst, Gosport, Hampshire United Kingdom military residence address 11th January 1908 - 13th January 1908
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 6420 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Private
British Army 6420 South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Private
British Army 6420 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Private
British Army 6420 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa Private
British Army 6420 South Wales Borderers Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Kings South Africa medal Other War Service Award
Queens South Africa medal Other War Service Award
Silver War Badge Honourable Discharge
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Nellie Ellis wife 17th September 1910

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Silver War Badge Roll Transcription Keith1947
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Keith1947

External Evidence

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Boer War medal rolls for South Wales Borderers Keith1947

Multimedia

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Full dress uniform Keith1947
QSA and KSA medals Keith1947

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