theworldofwars: Pte. T.W. Holmes, V.C. (centre), 4th Canadian Mounted Regiment, 21 Jan 1918Holmes wa
theworldofwars: Pte. T.W. Holmes, V.C. (centre), 4th Canadian Mounted Regiment, 21 Jan 1918Holmes was 19 years old, when as a private serving with the 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force, he won the Victoria Cross. It was during the investiture at Buckingham Palace that Holmes admitted to King George V that he had lied about his age and joined the army at age 17. -- source link
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