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Captain WILLIAM DUMBLETON HOLMES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Canadian Infantry

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 13 June 1916

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM)

VI. D. 9.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Awards Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross
  • Additional Info Son of William Cuthbert and Clara Eveline Holmes, of Millstream, Victoria, British Columbia.
  • Personal Inscription OF VICTORIA BRITISH COLUMBIA WELL DONE GOOD & FAITHFUL SERVANT
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Buried or commemorated at

RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM)
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 2463
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