Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Alfred Leslie Holmes Died 8 August 1935 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 9/935 AWMM Also known asRobert William Alfred Leslie Holmes AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Otago M.R.; NZ Maori Pioneer Btn; 1st Btn Canterbury Regt; NZ Field Artillery Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record Last rankWW1 Lieutenant/Military AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Image of gravestone at Karori Cemetery provided by Paul Baker December 2012 - No known copyright res … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAlfred Leslie AWMM SurnameHolmes AWMM Ingoa Also known asRobert William Alfred Leslie Holmes AWMM Service numberWWI 9/935 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birthWWI: 28 Dec 1886; WWII: 28 September 1886 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record Place of birthMelbourne Australia; (Birth Record in NSW, Australia) Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record & Research Birth notesson of Robert and Julia C Holmes Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record & Research Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM P.O. Box 574, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationSalesman/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs Julia Holmes (mother), Wright Street, Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia AWMM Relationship statusPre 17 April 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM CampaignEgyptian - Gallipoli, Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Otago M.R.; NZ Maori Pioneer Btn; 1st Btn Canterbury Regt; NZ Field Artillery Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record Service numberWWI 9/935 AWMM Military service1914-1919; Post War: NZ Territorials Officer Reserves Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Medal (MM) AWMM Lance Sergeant, New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM 1914-1915 StarBritish War MedalVictory MedalMilitary Medal (MM) Oct 1917 awarded for acts of Gallantry in the field during the Messines Battle Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Otago, New Zealand AWMM 17 Dec 1914 at Trentham Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record Occupation before enlistmentCommercialTraveller for G Dale & Co of London Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record Age on enlistment28yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Military Record Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 17 April 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 21 or HMNZT 22 or HMNZT 23 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo AWMM Quartermaster Sergeant AWMM Otago Mounted Rifles AWMM 4th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Lieutenant/Military AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Listed at Archives New Zealand as HOLMES, Alfred Leslie - [a.k.a. HOLMES, Robert Alfred Leslie] - WW1 9/935 - Army AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death8 August 1935 AWMM Age 46 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryKarori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers, Plot 14 GG AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryHOLMES —On -August 8, 1935, at Wellington, Alfred Leslie (Bob), 9/930,Main Body, beloved husband of Eva Holmes, aged 46 years. The funeral will leave the Chapel of J. E Taylor and Sons, 22 Vivian Street, on Saturday at 1.30 p.m., for the Soldiers' Cemetery, Karori Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Evening Post , Issue 35, 9 August 1935, Page 1 Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Alfred Leslie Holmes by laying a poppy. Alfred Henedge Earle Holmes Alfred Keith Holmes Alfred Leslie Holmes Alfred Victor Angus Holmes Allan Frederick Holmes Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Alfred Leslie Holmes Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCemetery Records. Wellington City Council. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/search/search.php Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=18049229 Further Reference Other military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=7880187 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 338 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. 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