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Howard Leslie Holmes

In memory of:

Sergeant Howard Leslie Holmes

March 29, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

105121

Force:

Army

Unit:

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)

Additional Information

Born:

March 5, 1895

Commemorated on Page 257 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. J. 9.

Location:

Mont St Eloi is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 8 kilometres north-west of Arras. The village stands on high ground overlooking the battlefields of Vimy and Souchez and the main Bethune-Arras road, and the ruined towers that rise from it were used as an observation post during the French attacks at Neuville-St Vaast and Givenchy in May 1915. Ecoivres is a hamlet lying at the foot of the hill, to the south-west and about 1.5 kilometres from Mont St Eloi on the Arras-St Pol line. The ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY is on the D49 road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Cemetery– I am visiting the cemetery at Mont St Eloi on 6th October 2021. Howard was my Great Uncle, born in Bolsover Derbyshire he emigrated to Canada then joined the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles. His surviving family today, his nephew Howard age 90 lives in Ashby de la Zouch Leicestershire and visited his grave a few years ago. His neice's Stella and Peggy also 90+ are both living today with extensive families of their own in Leicestershire and Florida.

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    Cemetery – I am visiting the cemetery at Mont St Eloi on 6th October 2021. Howard was my Great Uncle, born in Bolsover Derbyshire he emigrated to Canada then joined the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles. His surviving family today, his nephew Howard age 90 lives in Ashby de la Zouch Leicestershire and visited his grave a few years ago. His neice's Stella and Peggy also 90+ are both living today with extensive families of their own in Leicestershire and Florida.
  • Cemetery– pictures from our recent Oct '21 visit to Howards grave in Mont St Eloi cemetery, a visit to the church in the village up the hill left in its shelled state and visit to Vimy ridge,

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    Cemetery – pictures from our recent Oct '21 visit to Howards grave in Mont St Eloi cemetery, a visit to the church in the village up the hill left in its shelled state and visit to Vimy ridge,
  • Paying Respects– Oct 2021 Sgt Howard Holmes 1st Mounted Canadian Rifles

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    Paying Respects – Oct 2021 Sgt Howard Holmes 1st Mounted Canadian Rifles

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