Younger son of the late Mr. Thomas Holmes. Of Yew Tree Cottage, Sharples Park, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of the Bolton Church Insititute. Formerly Inns of Court Officer Training Corps. Gazetted to Second Lieutenant, 3rd/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Holmes, Ermest Bowden –
Personal details
- Surname: Holmes
- Forename: Ermest Bowden
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/08/1915 27/08/1915 22/10/1915 26/11/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f 6g-h* 6c-f* 6c-f*
- Bolton Chronicle: 15/06/1917