Joel Holmes
Private, 84th Regiment. (York and Lancaster Regiment)
- Register No.
- 586 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 84th Regiment. (York and Lancaster Regiment) (register: 84th Regiment of Foot) all 84th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 25 September 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 18th June 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- in 1821 at Great Comershall, Yorkshire
- Died
- 27th July, 1872 at Halifax, Yorkshire
- Memorial / grave
- at All Souls' Cemetery, Halifax
- Medal held by
- The York And Lancaster Regimental. Museum
Digest of citation
On 25th September, 1857 at Lucknow, India, Private Holmes was the first man to respond to a call for volunteers to assist in working under very heavy enemy fire one of the guns from which all the artillerymen had become casualties
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HOLMES, Joel. (reg No. 586).
Private. 84th Regiment. (York and Lancaster Regiment).
London Gazetted on 18th June 1858.
VC Medal's Custodian is The York And Lancaster Regimental. Museum Born in 1821 at Great Comershall, Yorkshire.
Died on 27th July, 1872 at Halifax, Yorkshire.
Memorial on grave at All Souls' Cemetery, Halifax.
Digest of Citation reads:. On 25th September, 1857 at Lucknow, India, Private Holmes was the first man to respond to a call for volunteers to assist in working under very heavy enemy fire one of the guns from which all the artillerymen had become casualties.
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