Holmes, Cecil
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Cecil |
Surname | Holmes |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Cecil and Edith Annie Holmes. Husband of Marjorie Kathleen Holmes, of Leeds, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P5321 |
Markings | GL-P3 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bury Cemetery, Huntingdonshire |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 23. |
Epitaph | DEATH IS ONLY A HORIZON AND A HORIZON IS NOTHING SAVE THE LIMIT OF OUR SIGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 50 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581425 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2306. Collided with a 78 Sqn Halifax W1013 and crashed 0405 near March, Cambridgeshire |