- Frederick William Holmes
Frederick William Holmes VC (
15 September 1889 -22 October 1969 ) was an English recipient of theVictoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.He was 24 years old, and a
Lance Corporal in the 2nd Battalion,The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry ,British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On
26 August 1914 at Le Cateau,France , Lance-Corporal Holmes carried a wounded man out of the trenches under heavy fire and later helped to drive a gun out of action by taking the place of a driver who was wounded.He later achieved the rank of
Captain .References
*
Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*VCs of the First World War - 1914 (Gerald Gliddon, 1994)External links
* [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWholmes.htm Lance Corporal Frederick Holmes] "(biography)"
* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ggaustra.htm Burial location of Frederick Holmes] "South Australia"
* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbholmes.htm News item] "Frederick Holmes' Victoria Cross sold at auction"
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