Holmes, Thomas
Date of Birth:
October 14, 1898
Place of birth:
Montreal, Quebec
Date of Death:
January 4, 1950
Place of death:
Toronto, Ontario
Thomas Holmes received the Victoria Cross for Valour on the field.
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Interment Info
Greenwood Cemetery. Owen Sound. Lot G - W29 20S Grave #4 Easy to locate. Look for Canadian Flag near entrance.
Honours
The Victoria Cross is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery, a daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty, in the presence of the enemy. The Victoria Cross was created by Queen Victoria in 1856, and was awarded to Canadians in all wars until 1945.
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Copy of Other members of the Walk of Fame
William George Barker VC, DSO Bar, MC Two Bars was a Canadian First World War fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient.
Cpl. Leo Clarke earned his Victoria Cross in 1916. He was sent to clear a section of trench when he was attacked by 20 German sold...
Robert Grierson Combe VC, was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face ...
Sgt. Aubrey Cosens was a WWII VC recipient.
Lance-Corporal Frederick FisherBorn August 3 1895 in St. Catharines, OntarioDied April 23 1915, Ypres, BelgiumFirst Canadian-born ...
James Richardson was posthumously awarded a Victoria Cross "for most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty ... strode up...
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