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O.W. Holmes

from George Eastman Museum

  • Wystan said:
    Oliver Wendell Holmes. Author of Autocrat of the Breakfast Table; Inventor of the standard stereoscope viewer. His son became Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court.

Maj. T. [Theodore] Roosevelt, Jr. -- Lieut. C.R. Holmes -- Sgt. J.A. Murphy (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • B-59 said:
    Lieut. C. R. Holmes of South Carolina and Sergt. James A. Murphy were awarded the French war cross, s. the Evening star., April 04, 1918, Page 3, col. 6 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1918-04-04/ed-...
  • B-59 said:
    They were awarded the distinguished service cross as well, s. The Seattle star., June 07, 1918, Page 2, col. 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1918-06-07/ed-...
  • B-59 said:
    Christian Holmes, according to the Morning Oregonian, July 04, 1918, Image 1, col. 4, 'YANKEE DECORATED IN FIGHTING TOGS' oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1918-07-04/ed-1/se...
  • B-59 said:
    This photo ran in The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., July 20, 1918, Image 8 with the caption: "MAJOR THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR.'S COMRADES DECORATED FOR BRAVERY - Major T. Roosevelt, Jr., Lieutenant Christian R. Holmes and Sergeant James A. Murphy at the ceremonies presenting the Croix de Guerre to Lieutenant Holmes and Sergeant Murphy for bravery in a recent raid. Major Roosevelt had the honor of pinning the decorations on the breasts of his comrades." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92051227/1918-07-20/ed-...
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks B-59, we'll add their names to the catalog record.

Funeral of Major Holmes, R.I.C., killed in ambush at Castleisland, Co. Kerry

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Mike Grimes said:
    According to: irishconstabulary.com/major-philip-armstrong-holmes-div-c... On January 28th, 1921 Major-General Philip Armstrong Holmes, Divisional Commissioner of the RIC for the counties of Cork and Kerry, escorted by a sergeant and five constables was ambushed by the Newmarket battalion column and a number of East Kerry Volunteers at Tureengarriffe, on the Castleisland road two miles west of Ballydesmond.
  • Rory Sherlock said:
    Ormond Quay, Dublin: Streetview- www.google.ie/maps/@53.3461713,-6.2661415,3a,75y,300.02h,...
  • beachcomber australia said:
    More details here - theirishrevolution.ie/1921-21/#.XA-OtVAvPnE "... The funeral ceremonies for Armstrong-Holmes were complex and impressive: ‘The body of Major Holmes was removed from Cork Military Hospital yesterday [31 January 1921] and conveyed to Dublin by the morning train. Full military honours were accorded, and a large number of military and police accompanied the remains to Glanmire Station, where a military band played the “Dead March.” The funeral takes place to-day with full military honours from George V Hospital at 11 a.m. to Mount Jerome Cemetery.’ See II, 1 Feb. 1921. ..."
  • beachcomber australia said:
    And a lot more about him in this book - books.google.com.au/books?id=yOpFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT112&am...
  • beachcomber australia said:
    [Aside - Rory Sherlock sleuthing Holmes! }