In Memory Of

HOLMES, RICHARD CHARLES

Service Details
Age:
 27
Date of Birth:
 1915-02-03
Service No:
 235870
Rank:
 Private
Unit 2:
 attd. Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces
Regiment:
 Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
 1942-02-11
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during an air attack on the "A" Coy. positions, in the vicinity of Acroma, by 3 enemy aircraft at about 14:00
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 5. E. 20.
Cemetery:
 KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA
Country:
 Libya
Additional Information
Nephew of Mrs. M. Hirst, of 34 Nelson Street, Port Elizabeth. Born Port Elizabeth. A blockman. He was unmarried.