Life story: Tom Holmes | Lives of the First World War

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1861

sibling Elizabeth Holmes Source:6182474 1861

1862

sibling John Holmes Source:6182474 1862

1875

birth Featherstone United Kingdom Source:6182474 3rd October 1875

1878

sibling David Holmes Source:6182474 18th April 1878

1879

sibling Jim Holmes Source:6182474 1879

1897

marriage Ellen Knappy Source:6182474 30th October 1897

1898

children David Holmes Source:6182474 16th April 1898

1900

children May Holmes Source:6182474 18th May 1900

1902

children Tom Holmes Source:6182474 15th July 1902

1905

children Frank Holmes Source:6182474 15th August 1905

1909

children Ivy Holmes Source:6182474 21st January 1909

1914

enlistment Pontefract United Kingdom Source:6182474 24th September 1914

1914

service British Army Private / Lance Corporal 15767 / 23270 York and Lancaster Regiment 10th Battalion Source:6182474 24th September 1914 - 12th April 1917

1914

appointments Lance Corporal Source:6182474 22nd October 1914 - 1st October 1915

1915

children George Holmes Source:6182474 3rd June 1915

1915

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6182474 10th September 1915 - 12th April 1917

1917

appointments Chiropodist Source:6182474 9th February 1917 - 12th April 1917

employment miner United Kingdom Source:6182474

service British Army Lance Corporal 23270 York and Lancaster Regiment Source:1945639

service British Army Private 23270 York and Lancaster Regiment Source:1945639

service British Army Private / Lance Corporal 15767 / 23270 York and Lancaster Regiment Source:6182482

service British Army Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 10th Battalion Source:6182553

location 49 Grafton Street, Glass Houghton, Yorkshire United Kingdom their own address Source:6182474

1917

death Died of wounds Believed to have been shot by snipper whilst helping medic remove bodies / injured from the battlefield. War office telegram - he suffered a gsw to his abdomen - died at the 8th CCS in France. Near Arras France Source:7041567 Source:6182474 Source:6182482 12th April 1917

burial Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France (I. Q. 2.) France Source:7041567 Source:6182474

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Tom
Initials	T
Last Name	Holmes
Source	1945639
First Names	Tom
Initials	T
Last Name	Holmes
Source	6182474

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
49 Grafton Street, Glass Houghton, Yorkshire	United Kingdom	their own address

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	23270	York and Lancaster Regiment		Lance Corporal
British Army	23270	York and Lancaster Regiment		Private
British Army	15767 / 23270	York and Lancaster Regiment		Private / Lance Corporal
British Army	15767 / 23270	York and Lancaster Regiment	10th Battalion	Private / Lance Corporal
British Army		York and Lancaster Regiment	10th Battalion	Lance Corporal

Family

Children

Name	Relationship	Dates
David Holmes	son	16th April 1898
May Holmes	daughter	18th May 1900
Tom Holmes	son	15th July 1902
Frank Holmes	son	15th August 1905
Ivy Holmes	daughter	21st January 1909
George Holmes	son	3rd June 1915

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Martha Holmes	mother
Aaron Holmes	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Elizabeth Holmes	sister	1861
John Holmes	brother	1862
David Holmes	brother	18th April 1878
Jim Holmes	brother	1879

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Ellen Knappy	wife	30th October 1897

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Fresh	Grey	Brown

Date	Height	Source
1914-09-24	5'8"

Media

Tom Holmes in his army uniform

Photograph of Tom Holmes in his World War 1 army uniform

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Tom Holmes in his army uniform with his family

Son David and daughter May standing at the back. Wife Ellen seated to the left with son Frank to her right and son Tom to his right. Tom Holmes in his uniform. Daughter Ivy standing between her parents.

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Extract from 10th Battalion History

Image provided by Rotherham Department of Libraries, Museum and Arts in 1993. Identifies 6 soldiers who had Green Cards presented to them by the Divisional Commander on account of good work and gallantry in action.

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Front of Tom Holmes' war bible

These are some of the front pages of Tom' war bible with a photograph added by his daughter Ivy following the return of Tom's personal items after his death. A number of the items listed in his service records are still held by the family.

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Tom's war bible

Believed to be in Tom's own handwriting, details of his regiment, Battalion and Company.

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Tom Holmes' grave

Tom Holmes war grave in Duisans British Cemtery near Etrun in France. Plot 1, Row Q, Grave no. 2

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Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription	Liz32864
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription	Liz32864
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription	Liz32864
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Liz32864
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Liz32864
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Liz32864
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Liz32864
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription	Liz32864
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1

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Title	Connected by	More information
Tom Holmes in his army uniform	Liz32864
Tom Holmes in his army uniform with his family	Liz32864
Extract from 10th Battalion History	Liz32864
Front of Tom Holmes' war bible	Liz32864
Tom's war bible	Liz32864
Tom Holmes' grave	Liz32864

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