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Lance Corporal Nelson Holmes 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment. Early Life: Nelson Holmes was born in Silsden, 14th July 1897 to Timothy Holmes, a labourer from Silsden and Annie Holmes of Bradford. In the 1901 census, the family are living at 4 Mill Banks in Silsden. The census reveals that Timothy was…
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