Lance Corporal 16290 Willam Ewart HOLMES

Lance Corporal 16290 William Ewart Holmes{gallery}L/Cpl W E Holmes{/gallery}9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in action in Mesopotamia, 3rd February 1917, aged 20

• Buried: Basra Memorial, Iraq. Panel 9
  
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Frank and Rose Holmes
• Brother of Rfn Frank Holmes
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Lance Corporal Holmes
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Basra Memorial
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1897 at Nuneaton
• Lived at 126 Bulkington Road, Bedworth [1911]
  
• Lived at 7 Long Street, Atherstone
• Employed as a hosiery printer
  
• Enlisted 27 Jun 1916