Thomas William Holmes Military person

Thomas William Holmes VC (14 October 1898 – 4 January 1950) was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, during the First World War. Holmes is the youngest Canadian to ever win the Victoria Cross.

Personal facts

Thomas William Holmes
Birth dateOctober 14, 1898
Birth place
Canada , Montreal
Date of deathJanuary 04, 1950
Place of death
Ontario , Toronto
Resting place
Owen Sound , Canada

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Military person

allegiance20px Canada
award
Victoria Cross
military operations
World War I
military branch
Canadian Expeditionary Force
service start1915
service end1919

Thomas William Holmes on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.billybishop.org/veteran.php?VeteranID=10
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7032960
  3. http://www.legionmagazine.com/features/victoriacross/05-05.asp