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Second Lieutenant OSWALD MATTHEWS HOLMES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 25 August 1917

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

XVI. A. 18.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Harry and Clara Holmes, of London; husband of Majorie Jessie Holmes, of 27, Cambridge Rd., Lee, London.
  • Personal Inscription AND HE WAS NOT FOR GOD TOOK HIM GEN. 5. 24
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Buried or commemorated at

LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 10786
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