William Holmes (British Army officer)

Sir William Holmes
Lieutenant-General William Holmes stands on a Sherman tank of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, 5 April 1943.
Born	20 August 1892 Westminster, London, England
Died	16 January 1969 (aged 76) Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States[1]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1911–1945
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Service number	4613
Unit	Royal Welsh Fusiliers East Lancashire Regiment
Commands	1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 8th Infantry Brigade 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division X Corps British Troops in Egypt Ninth Army
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in despatches (6) Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) Order of the Phoenix (Greece) Silver Medal of Military Valor (Italy)

Lieutenant-General Sir William George Holmes KBE CB DSO & Bar (20 August 1892 – 16 January 1969) was a senior British Army officer who fought with distinction in the First World War. He later served in the Second World War, where he commanded the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division during the Battle of France in May/June 1940.