War Graves Commission, in Carnieres, to the east of Cambrai. Victoria Cross King George V presented Holmes' VC to his parents on 29 March 1919, in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. He was also entitled to the 1914 Star with clasp, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal. His medals were purchased by the Grenadier Guards in 1985 and are displayed at The Guards Museum, located at Wellington Barracks in London. On 9 October 2018, the centenary of Holmes' death, the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucester, Dame Janet Trotter, unveiled a VC Stone to honour Holmes at St George's Church, in Didbrook, Gloucestershire. His name is recorded on the Roll of Honour inside the church. References Bibliography External links Medal entitlement of Private William Edgar Holmes 1895 births 1918 deaths English amputees Burials in France British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross Grenadier Guards soldiers British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I People from Stanway, Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Regiment soldiers British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross Military personnel from Gloucestershire