William Holmes (British Army officer)
Sir William Holmes | |
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Lieutenant-General William Holmes stands on a Sherman tank of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, 5 April 1943 | |
| Born | 20 August 1892 Westminster, London, England |
| Died | 16 January 1969 (aged 76) Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1911–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 4613 |
| Unit | Royal Welsh Fusiliers East Lancashire Regiment |
| Commands | Ninth Army (1942–45) British Troops in Egypt (1941–42) X Corps (1940–42) 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division (1938–40) 8th Infantry Brigade (1935–37) 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment (1929–33) 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1916–19) |
| Conflicts | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (6) Silver Medal of Military Valor (Italy) Order of the Phoenix (Greece) Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) |
Lieutenant-General Sir William George Holmes, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar (20 August 1892 – 16 January 1969) was a senior British Army officer who fought with distinction in the First World War. He later served in the Second World War, where he commanded the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division during the Battle of France in May/June 1940.