Cpl
James
Robert
(Bob)
Holmes
Born in Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary Eileen (Holmes) MacIntosh, Marguerite Sarah Bernice (Holmes) Siegrist, Frederick Charles Holmes, Thomas Elmer Holmes, Alistair Cullen Holmes, Elizabeth Ruth (Holmes) Peden, Shirley Ann (Holmes) McGregor and Howard Marshall Holmes
Husband of
Lyla Alice (Boyce) Holmes
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in Pembroke, Northampton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
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Biography
Bob Holmes was born in Ontario, Canada.
Bob was the son of Charles Holmes and Maud Thompson He was born on November 27, 1922 in Owen Sound, Ontario. He joined the military in the Royal Canadian Artillery in March 1942 and served until 1946. He served in World War II in Canada, England and Continental Europe receiving the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Bob re-enlisted in 1955 and stayed in the military as an Instrument Technician in RCEME until his retirement as a Corporal in 1973. Bob was married to Lyla Boyce and had three children.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Legion. Military Service Recognition Book. Volume 5. https://www.on.legion.ca/docs/default-source/pdf/msr-book/volumes/msrb-5.pdf Accessed 06 December 2021.
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Rejected matches › James William Holmes (1924-1997)
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Categories: Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery | France and Germany Star | War Medal 1939-1945 | Canadian Volunteer Service Medal