The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Probably Binbrook, England. c. 1944. Informal group portrait of four officers of a crew of 460 Squadron in a country lane holding two bicycles. From left to right Tom Holst, rear gunner; Jack Gray, bomb aimer; 429177 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Hugh Matthew Campbell Carruth RAAF, navigator; 405792 Flt Lt John Cecil Holmes RAAF, pilot of Brisbane, Qld. Flt Lt Holmes, a woolclasser in civilian life, was born on 2 September 1921 and was killed in action while on a raid on Chemnitz, Germany, on 5 March 1945. He was promoted to Squadron Leader on 25 February 1945 and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for 'numerous operations against the enemy, in the course of which he invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty'. (Donor P. Holmes)
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. 405792 Squadron Leader John Cecil Holmes, served in 460 Squadron, RAAF. Born in Brisbane in 1921, he worked as a woolclasser in Toowoomba be
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 405792 Squadron Leader John Cecil Holmes, served in 460 Squadron, RAAF. Born in Brisbane in 1921, he worked as a woolclasser
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 405792 Squadron Leader John Cecil Holmes, served in 460 Squadron, RAAF. Born in Brisbane in 1921, he worked as a woolclasse
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 405792 Squadron Leader John Cecil Holmes, served in 460 Squadron, RAAF. Born in Brisbane in 1921, he worked as a woolclasser in Toowoom
Distinguished Flying Cross. Privately engraved reverse with recipient's details and date of death. 405792 Squadron Leader John Cecil Holmes, served in 460 Squadron, RAAF. Born in Brisbane in 1921, h
France and Germany Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. 405792 Squadron Leader John Cecil Holmes, served in 460 Squadron, RAAF. Born in Brisbane in 1921, he worked as a woolclasser in T
Octagonal aluminium identity disc with a hole at each end. The obverse is engraved, '405797 HOLMES J. C RAAF CE'. The reverse is engraved, 'O' and the numeral '4' in a circle. This identity disc
Studio portrait of 405792 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) John Cecil Holmes, pilot of No. 460 Squadron, RAAF, of Brisbane, Qld. Flt Lt Holmes, a woolclasser in civilian life, was born on 2 September 1921 a
Distinguished Flying Cross. Privately engraved reverse with recipient's details and date of death. 405792 Squadron Leader John Cecil Holmes, served in 460 Squadron, RAAF. Born in Brisbane in 1921, h
The original grave of eight airmen of No. 460 Squadron RAAF killed on a raid on Chemnitz, Germany on 5 March 1945. The grave is marked by a large block of wood carved into an Iron Cross shape with the
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. 405792 Squadron Leader John Cecil Holmes, served in 460 Squadron, RAAF. Born in Brisbane in 1921, he worked as a woolclasser in Toowoomba be
France and Germany Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. 405792 Squadron Leader John Cecil Holmes, served in 460 Squadron, RAAF. Born in Brisbane in 1921, he worked as a woolclasser in T
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 405792 Squadron Leader John Cecil Holmes, served in 460 Squadron, RAAF. Born in Brisbane in 1921, he worked as a woolclasser in Toowoom