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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 59647" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Holmes</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>David Ronald</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>British Army aid Group (MI9)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Cross,Member of the Order of the British Empire</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hong Kong 1943</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 26.12.1913 UK</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Louis James and Emily (nee Sutcliffe) Holmes,Brighouse,Yorkshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>brother of Leslie Benjamin Holmes,Captain HKVDF,KIA 19.12.1941 (1905-41)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Bradford Grammar School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Sidney Sussex College,Cambridge</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Assistant Sectretary for Chinese Affairs,Hong Kong</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hong Kong Defence Volunteer Force</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SOE until surrender 25.12.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>escaped to China</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>BAAG (MI9) November 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>promoted Major 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>on leave in Australia 1944 until end of war</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Provisional Military Government,Hong Kong August 1945 - May 1946</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Colonial Secretariat,Hong Kong 1946-47</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended Imperial Defence College,London 1947</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Hong Kong Government July 1951 - May 1977</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>C.B.E. 1962 C.M.G. 1969</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Knight Bachelor 1973</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Charlotte Marjorie Fisher 3.11.1945 (1920-2012) (2 sons)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 14.6.1981 Corfu</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>British Cemetery,Corfu</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-r-holmes.30578/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30578-1d125c6afcc0c812e7a2be6113a0e66f.jpg?1591435188" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 59647, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Holmes[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]David Ronald[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]British Army aid Group (MI9)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Captain[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Military Cross,Member of the Order of the British Empire[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Hong Kong 1943[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 26.12.1913 UK[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Louis James and Emily (nee Sutcliffe) Holmes,Brighouse,Yorkshire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]brother of Leslie Benjamin Holmes,Captain HKVDF,KIA 19.12.1941 (1905-41)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated Bradford Grammar School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Sidney Sussex College,Cambridge[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Assistant Sectretary for Chinese Affairs,Hong Kong[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Hong Kong Defence Volunteer Force[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]SOE until surrender 25.12.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]escaped to China[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]BAAG (MI9) November 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]promoted Major 1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]on leave in Australia 1944 until end of war[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Provisional Military Government,Hong Kong August 1945 - May 1946[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Colonial Secretariat,Hong Kong 1946-47[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attended Imperial Defence College,London 1947[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Hong Kong Government July 1951 - May 1977[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]C.B.E. 1962 C.M.G. 1969[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Knight Bachelor 1973[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Charlotte Marjorie Fisher 3.11.1945 (1920-2012) (2 sons)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 14.6.1981 Corfu[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]British Cemetery,Corfu[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-r-holmes.30578/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/30/30578-1d125c6afcc0c812e7a2be6113a0e66f.jpg?1591435188[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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