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Son of David Holmes of Hougoumont, Antrim, Ireland.
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Private Arthur Holmes
Headstone in Ballymena New Cemetery, Cushendall Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Private Arthur Holmes
A photograph of the headstone at the Orchard Dump Cemetery. May he rest in peace.(J.Stephens)
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Private Arthur Holmes
Epitaph: "Buried Near This Spot" / Their glory shall not be blotted out"
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Private Arthur Holmes
Orchard Dump Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (J.Stephens)
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Private Arthur Holmes
HOLMES (MM), Arthur, A/21026, Private , 16th Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) was KIA on the 30th April 1917. He was the second son of David and Jane Holmes, Hugomont Villas, Ballymena and brother of David.. He is buried Orchard Dump Cemetery, Vimy Ridge. He is commemorated on the family headstone in Ballymena New Cemetery, Cushendall Road, Ballymena.
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Headstone in Ballymena New Cemetery, Cushendall Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
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A photograph of the headstone at the Orchard Dump Cemetery. May he rest in peace.(J.Stephens)
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Epitaph: "Buried Near This Spot" / Their glory shall not be blotted out"
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Orchard Dump Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (J.Stephens)
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HOLMES (MM), Arthur, A/21026, Private , 16th Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regt.) was KIA on the 30th April 1917. He was the second son of David and Jane Holmes, Hugomont Villas, Ballymena and brother of David.. He is buried Orchard Dump Cemetery, Vimy Ridge. He is commemorated on the family headstone in Ballymena New Cemetery, Cushendall Road, Ballymena. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 257 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Orchard Dump Cemetery is in the village of Arleux-en-Gohelle, on the main road (D919) from Arras to Henin-Lietard. The cemetery lies on the left side of this road approximately 1 kilometre from the village of Bailleul-Sire-Berthoult.
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