Source: 116th Excel sheet by Mark Carmichael re. soldiers of 116th that served with the 18th Battalion.
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Marries Violet Louisa Gooding on 23 September 1923. Marriage registered in Norwich, England. Son, Frederick, born 1918. Immigrated to Canada 1919 aboard the SS Cedric and moved to Whitby, Ontario. Via @avidgenie on Twitter.
| Name | Holmes, Thomas |
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Year of Birth | |
| Date of Death | |
| Cemetery | |
| Cemetery location | |
| Country of birth | England |
| Home Country | Canada |
| City born | London, England |
| Address | 535 Albert St Oshawa, ON |
| Enlistment Date | 2/1/1916 |
| Drafted? | |
| Enlistment place | Oshawa |
| Origin Unit | 116th Battalion |
| Pre war Unit | Royal Fusilliers |
| Final Bn | 18th |
| Ship | SS Olympic |
| Date in England | 7/31/1916 |
| Date in France | |
| Date w 116 | 2/1/1916 |
| Left 116th | 10/6/1916 |
| Married | no |
| Occupation | labourer |
| Wounded date | |
| Wound type/Death particuolars | varicose veins |
| KIA | |
| DOW | |
| Died other | |
| Missing/Presumed Dead | |
| Wounded | |
| Sick | yes |
| PTSD | |
| Medals | Good conduct badge |
| Vimy | |
| Vimy area | |
| Raid | |
| Hill 70 | |
| Pass | |
| Amiens | |
| Parvillers | |
| Boiry | |
| Canal | |
| Other | |
| Unit History | 116th to 18th to CCAC to CCRC to CAMC |
| Other details | Granted permission to marry |
| Field Punishment | |
| FP Details | |
| Gravestone | |
| Underage | |
| Medically Unit | |
| Deserter | |
| Undesirable | |
| Casualty Description |
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 