Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Robert Francis Rogers Holmes
In memory of:
Trooper Robert Francis Rogers Holmes
June 11, 1944
In the field
Military Service
H26193
23
Army
Fort Garry Horse, R.C.A.C.
10th Armd. Regt.
Additional Information
July 24, 1920
West St. Paul, Manitoba
September 8, 1939
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of James B. and Winnifred Holmes, of Kleecoot, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Commemorated on Page 337 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France
Panel 19, Column 2.
The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Photo of ROBERT FRANCIS ROGERS HOLMES – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Inscription - Bayeux Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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