Basic Details Surname Holmes Forenames Fred Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. A married man, a joiner by trade who worked in Shelf village and who was killed by shellfire. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Year of death 1917 Month of death August Day of death 7 Manner of death as stated Not stated on this memorial Manner of death reference Killed in Action