Private Philip Gordon Holmes (1887-1917)

Private Philip Gordon Holmes Veteran

Birth

1887

Grassington, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England

Death

9 Jan 1917 (aged 29–30)

Al Isma'iliyah, Egypt

Burial

Kantara War Memorial Cemetery

El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya, Al Isma'iliyah, Egypt Add to Map

Plot

Row F. Grave 298.

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Service Number: 524
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
Born: Grassington, Yorkshire, England, 1887
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Monumental Mason
Died: Killed in action, Egypt, 9 January 1917
Cemetery: Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
Grave F. 298. INSCRIPTION HERE LIES THE REMAINS OF ONE OF BRITAIN'S BRAVEST & BEST SONS
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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"HERE LIES THE REMAINS OF ONE OF BRITAIN'S BRAVEST & BEST SONS"

Gravesite Details

524

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Robert Bell Holmes

1880–1883

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Sarah Bell Holmes

Robert Bell Holmes

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