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Fusilier JOHN HOLMES

Service Number: 4458910
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

30th Bn.

Date of Death

Died Between 12 September 1942 and 13 September 1942

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BLACKBURN CEMETERY

Sec. F. R.C. Grave 5198.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John and Sarah Holmes, of Blackburn. His brother James also died on service.
  • Personal Inscription HIS BROTHER JAMES WAS KILLED IN GERMANY MARCH 14TH 1945 AGE 24 "IN DEATH NOT DIVIDED"
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Buried or commemorated at

BLACKBURN CEMETERY
Lancashire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 268
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