HOLMES J.
John Holmes
Private 27557
10th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regiment
John Holmes died on 25th October 1918, aged 27 years, and was buried in the NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY, Kassel, Hessen, Germany.
He was born 19th August 1891 at Forest Side, Sutton, to parents John & Mary Ann Holmes. John Holmes sr. was a "Carter on Brickyard", and a native of Forsham, Lincs, who married widow Mary Ann Hall in 1890. On the 1901 census the family were living at Phoenix Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield.
Notts Free Press, 20th December 1918
Notts Free Press - In Memoriam - 20th December 1918
Holmes - In loving memory of our dear Brother, John Holmes, 27557, 10th Royal Warwicks Regiment, who died at Meschede, Germany, November 25th*, aged 27 years. In a land among strangers our dear brother lies, not one of us near him to bid him "Good-bye"; But the angels in heaven are guarding his soul, Till we meet again at the call of the roll. Sleep on dear brother, as the days go by, No flowers can we place on the grave where you lie; Though the still dark waters do keep us apart, your dear sweet face still lives in our hearts. Always in our thoughts. - From his loving Brother and Sisters.
From "Lest we forget - The Blackwell Colliery War Souvenier"
J. Holmes, 25 Phoenix Street, Sutton. Enlisted 12-12-15. Pte., R. Warwickshire Regt. Actions: France. Wounded twice. Taken Prisoner, 21-3-18. Died in Germany, 24-10-18.
From
‘Soldiers who died in the Great War 1914-19 –
Royal Warwickshire Regiment’
HOLMES John. Born Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts, enlisted Sutton-in-Ashfield. 10th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regt., Private 27557, Died, France & Flanders, 25th October 1918. Formerly 4885 Notts & Derbys Regt.
Research by Heather Faulkes
(*Date in newspaper differs from the other sources.)
