To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Private

Ewart Holmes

Known as Jack

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1919/08/17 - Born in Ramsay, Huntingdonshire.

Son of Thomas and Martha (nee Avory) Holmes

Occupation Farm Labourer

Cambridgeshire Regiment

1st Battalion

 

Japanese PoW

PoW No. 5360

Japanese PoW Card - Side One

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Japanese Index Card - Side Two

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New PoW No. 8348

1942/11/06 - Transported overland to Thailand in Letter Party ‘L’

1945/09/02 - Liberated

 

Post War

1947 - Married Margaret C. Lawless in Cambridge

 

Died

2017/01/23

Information

KEW:- WO 361/2172, WO 345/26, WO 361/1955, WO 361/2196, WO 361/2167, WO 361/2060, WO 361/2069, WO 361/2177,

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