Private
Jonathan Daniel Holmes
Military Details
Service Number: 7356
Regiment & Unit / Ship
2nd South African Regiment
Enlisted
15 November 1915
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
15 November 1915
Place of Enlistment
Transvaal
Residence at Enlistment
30 Ampthill Avenue, Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Battalion at Enlistment
2nd
Service Number at Enlistment
7356
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1898
Place of Birth
Cleator
Religion
C of E
Address
30 Ampthill Avenue, Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa
Residence (Roll of Honour)
30 Ampthill Avenue, Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa
Parents
Jonathan Williamson & Ann Holmes (nee McAvoy)
Siblings
Thomas,Margaret,Ann,Isabella,Minnie,Jean
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Miner
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
20th October 1916
Age at Death
21
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Regiment at Death
South African Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
2nd
Rank at Death
Private
Notes
1901 census - Family living at 60 Main Street,Cleator
Buried or Commemorated at
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