SAS Holmes, Richard James (Jeff)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Holmes ​

• FORENAME

Richard James (Jeff) ​

• UNIT

Special Boat Squadron (S Detachment) ​

• RANK

Lance Corporal ​

• NUMBER

2617665 ​

• AWARD

Military Medal ​

• PLACE

Crete 1943 ​

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit 6 Bn Grenadier Guards​

from London East End​

L Detachment SAS 1942 (Gdsmn)​

1 SAS (D Squadron) 1942-43 (L/Cpl)​

Special Boat Squadron (S Det + S Sqdn) 1943-45 (L/Cpl - Sgt) ​

PE teacher postwar​

married Eve​

emigrated to Canada 1960s​

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