BORN HULL 1893 SON OF THOMAS HOLMES (1854-1939) & MARY GOLIGHTLY (1858-1902), OF 81, WASSAND STREET, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS).
DISCHARGED WITH SHELL SHOCK AFTER TWO YEARS IN FRANCE. DIED OF INFLUENZA, 21/10/1918, AGED 25. BURIED HULL WESTERN CEMETERY.
HIS WIFE DIED GIVING BIRTH ON 14/10/1918. THEY WERE BURIED TOGETHER, ON 26/10/1918.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 26TH OCTOBER 1918. HE WAS PICTURED WITH HIS TWO BROTHERS, FREDERICK HOLMES (WOUNDED) AND GEORGE HOLMES SERVING ON MINESWEEPERS. HDM 12/08/1915. *
First name:
ALFRED
Military Number:
9953
Rank:
Private
Date Died
21/10/1918
Place died:
Hull Western Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK
Age:
25
81 , WASSAND STREET, HESSLE ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
