Charles Edward Holmes
Service Number
23045
Military Unit
9th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of Death
26 Sep 1916 (25 Years Old)
Place of Birth
Westwood Nottinghamshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a miner
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
He was the son of Edwin and Emily Holmes and the brother of George Frederick, Harold, Gladys Emily, Edith, Minnie and Eleanor Holmes. In 1911 they lived on Sutton Road Huthwaite.
Military History
Charles Edward Holmes enlisted after 1 January 1916. He was killed in action on 26 September 1916 when the battalion took part in a successful attack during the Battle of Thiepval. He has no known grave and commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Extra Information
Research John Morse and Navid Nunn
