Mathew Holmes
Lieutenant Colonel
Service No. 3/1
Age 39
Died on 15 November 1918
New Zealand Medical Corps
WELLINGTON (KARORI) CEMETERY
Wellington City, New Zealand
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stuart Holmes, of Wellington; husband of Elsie Beatrice Holmes, of 56A, Hobson St., Wellington, New Zealand. Born at Edinburgh, Scotland. Educated at Waitaki and Otago High Schools and at Edinburgh University, Scotland. Athletics ("Blue"), 1901. M.B.Ch.B., 1902; F.R.C.S. (Edin.), 1905; M.D., 1906. Served in Samoa. Egypt, Gallipoli, and on the Western Front. A.D.M.S. Egypt. Commander No. 1 New Zealand Field Ambulance in France. Appointed A.D.M.S, Wellington after being invalided home.
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HE MUST HAVE BEEN A VERY BRAVE SOLDIER. I HAVE DISTANT RELATIVES IN NEW ZEELAND BUT DOUBT IF THEY REMEMBER US.
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