Major General William Holmes CMG, DSO, VD (12 September 1862 – 2 July 1917) was an Australian Army Major General in World War I. He was mortally wounded by a German shellburst while surveying the ground won at the Battle of Messines.
Major General William Holmes CMG, DSO, VD (12 September 1862 – 2 July 1917) was an Australian Army Major General in World War I. He was mortally wounded by a German shellburst while surveying the ground won at the Battle of Messines.
*Battle of Diamond Hill
World War I
*Battle of Bita Paka
*Siege of Toma
*Gallipoli Campaign
*Battle of the Nek
*Western Front
*Battle of Pozieres
*Battle of Messines
Major General William Holmes CMG, DSO, VD (12 September 1862 – 2 July 1917) was an Australian Army Major General in World War I. He was mortally wounded by a German shellburst while surveying the ground won at the Battle of Messines.