William Edgar Holmes

William Edgar Holmes
Born	26 June 1895 Wood Stanway, Gloucestershire
Died	9 October 1918 (aged 23)  † Cattenières, France
Buried	Carnieres Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1913–1918
Rank	Private
Service number	16796
Unit	Gloucestershire Regiment Grenadier Guards
Battles / wars	First World War Battle of Mons First Battle of Ypres Winter operations 1914–1915  (WIA) Battle of Loos Battle of the Somme Battle of Cambrai Battle of Arras Hundred Days Offensive  †
Awards	Victoria Cross

Private William Edgar Holmes VC (26 June 1895 − 9 October 1918) was a British Army soldier and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. A soldier with the Grenadier Guards during the First World War, he was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions on 9 October 1918, during the Hundred Days Offensive.