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HOLMES |
Joseph William Ernest |
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Service Number |
114291 (938843) |
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P/O |
25th
Oct. 1941. (Gazette Issue 35435 published on the 27 January 1942. Page 7 of
44) |
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F/O |
1st
Oct. 1942: (Gazette Issue 35819 published on the 8 December 1942. Page 5 of
10) |
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F/Lt |
Not found |
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S/Ldr |
20th Apr. 1945. (Gazette
Issue 37114 published on the 25 February 1947. Page 3 of 28) |
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AFC |
8th June 1944. (Gazette
Issue 36544 published on the 2 June 1944. Page 84 of 88) |
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DFC |
15
June 1943. (Gazette Issue 36054 published on the 11 June 1943. Page 1 of 8) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
27-Apr-41 |
P.6981 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
14:25 |
15:30 |
Convoy
Patrol |
27-Apr-41 |
P.6999 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
16:15 |
17:50 |
Convoy
Patrol |
29-Apr-41 |
P.7009 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
10:50 |
12:25 |
Convoy
Patrol |
02-May-41 |
P.6999 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
18:50 |
20:10 |
Convoy
Patrol |
04-May-41 |
P.7009 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
10:20 |
12:05 |
Convoy
Patrol |
04-May-41 |
P.6979 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
17:45 |
19:15 |
Convoy
Patrol |
04-May-41 |
P.6979 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
20:00 |
21:40 |
Convoy
Patrol |
06-May-41 |
P.6993 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
13:50 |
15:10 |
Convoy
Patrol |
06-May-41 |
P.6993 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
15:45 |
17:20 |
Convoy
Patrol |
08-May-41 |
P.6994 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
12:35 |
14:15 |
Convoy
Patrol |
11-May-41 |
P.7001 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Interception Patrol |
20:30 |
22:00 |
The flight was on patrol in the vicinity of the Bristol Channel
as a precautionary measure in connection with a fairly large enemy raid which
crossed the coast near Portland. |
14-May-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
12:25 |
13:35 |
Convoy
Patrol |
11-Jun-41 |
P.7041 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
12:20 |
14:00 |
Convoy
Patrol |
12-Jun-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
12:00 |
13:50 |
Convoy
Patrol |
15-Jun-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
09:30 |
10:15 |
Convoy
Patrol |
15-Jun-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
11:00 |
12:30 |
Convoy
Patrol |
19-Jun-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
07:40 |
07:55 |
Convoy
patrols recalled on account of bad weather. |
20-Jun-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Interception Patrol |
22:00 |
22:50 |
The
section was on patrol |
23-Jun-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
07:55 |
09:25 |
Convoy
Patrol |
24-Jun-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
10:55 |
12:10 |
Convoy
patrol |
28-Jun-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
11:15 |
12:25 |
Convoy
patrol |
12-Jul-41 |
P.7046 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Interception Patrol |
18:25 |
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Raid 96, an unidentified enemy aircraft, was plotted South of
Cardiff, Blue section was put on patrol over a Convoy in the Barry Roads,
while Green Section was ordered to intercept. Visibility was bad with thick
layers of cloud up to 25,000 ft. The E/A dropped bombed near Cheltenham, but
although green section was said to have been within 8 miles dead behind it,
they saw nothing. |
14-Jul-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
08:55 |
10:45 |
Convoy
Patrol from Exeter. |
17-Jul-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
08:50 |
09:20 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
29-Jul-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
12:10 |
13:25 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
30-Jul-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
08:30 |
10:00 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
30-Jul-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
19:10 |
20:40 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
30-Jul-41 |
P.7007 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
14:00 |
15:30 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
05-Aug-41 |
P. |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Warhead No. 3 |
16:50 |
17:45 |
Warhead
No. 3 Operation to strafe Maupertus and shipping recco |
19-Aug-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
09:30 |
10:50 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
20-Aug-41 |
P.7011 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
05:20 |
05:45 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
25-Aug-41 |
P.6991 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
16:40 |
18:15 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
26-Aug-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Interception Patrol |
15:50 |
16:50 |
The
section was on patrol in the Bristol Channel area, but saw nothing. |
29-Aug-41 |
P.6991 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Offensive Operation
Mandolin No.3 |
17:00 |
18:33 |
Low
level attack on Lannion aerodrome. |
03-Sep-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
16:00 |
16:55 |
Convoy
patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
04-Sep-41 |
P.7005 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Gudgeon No.6 |
14:12 |
15:40 |
Close
escort to 6 Blenheims detailed to bomb an oil ship in Cherbourg Harbour. |
08-Sep-41 |
P.6999 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
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16:37 |
16:55 |
Escort
of 12 Blenheims attacking Convoy off Jersey |
08-Nov-41 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Rodeo 5 |
13:45 |
14:55 |
Sweep
of Channel Islands area |
15-Nov-41 |
P.7056 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Rhubarb 61 |
12:40 |
14:10 |
Attack
on Distillery targets. Green Section (P/O Holmes and Sgt. Prior) Target 216.
Corseulles. |
17-Nov-41 |
P.7056 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Rhubarb 64 |
09:46 |
10:25 |
Attack
on Distillery targets - abortive |
15-Dec-41 |
P.7110 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
12:00 |
13:20 |
Ordered
to patrol base at 10,000 feet, then vectored after bogey at 21,000 ft as far
as South Coast. Nothing seen. |
11-Jan-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
11:05 |
11:50 |
Pilots
were vectored to the Isle of Wight chasing a bogey. The bogey was then
identified as a Grumman Martlet by pilots of squadron. |
12-Feb-42 |
P.7100 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
10:40 |
12:00 |
No
Incident. |
13-Feb-42 |
P.7100 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Dusk Patrol |
17:30 |
18:05 |
Nothing
seen - These flights are regularly made from Fairwood Common to intercept
bandits which tend to appear off Linney Head at dusk. |
15-Feb-42 |
P.7116 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
12:50 |
13:35 |
No
Incident. |
15-Feb-42 |
P.7100 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Enemy patrol |
15:35 |
17:15 |
Nothing
seen. |
19-Feb-42 |
P.7110 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
14:55 |
15:25 |
P/O
Holmes was flying at 100 feet near convoy 25 miles south of St Gowan's Head.
Without any warning from instruments, his starboard engine exploded, caught
fire and disintegrated |
14-Mar-42 |
P.6991 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
11:45 |
12:25 |
Nothing
Seen. |
15-Mar-42 |
P.7110 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
13:20 |
14:00 |
Nothing
Seen. |
15-Mar-42 |
P.7110 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
17:50 |
19:00 |
Nothing
Seen. |
16-Mar-42 |
P.7110 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
09:15 |
09:50 |
Nothing
Seen. |
22-Mar-42 |
P.7116 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Sweep of Irish Sea |
12:05 |
13:50 |
Nothing
Seen. |
23-Mar-42 |
P.7060 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
16:35 |
18:00 |
Nothing
Seen. |
24-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
15:15 |
16:50 |
Nothing
Seen. |
25-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
18:30 |
18:35 |
Nothing
Seen. |
26-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
10:35 |
11:20 |
Blue
section was ordred to escort convoys Steward & Sapper II |
26-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
14:15 |
15:45 |
Nothing
Seen. |
27-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
13:50 |
15:00 |
Nothing
Seen. |
27-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
17:40 |
19:10 |
The
Linney-Head, Smalls, Carnsors, Saltee area was thoroughly swept. |
28-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
08:55 |
10:35 |
Nothing
Seen. |
29-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Search for lost pilot |
17:15 |
18:25 |
A
pilot of 402 Spitfire Squadron on convoy patrol pancaked in the sea 12 miles
south of Tenby. |
14-Apr-42 |
P.7060 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
12:50 |
14:00 |
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16-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
14:40 |
16:00 |
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17-Apr-42 |
P.7089 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
16:25 |
17:50 |
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21-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
11:10 |
12:00 |
Bogey
was identified as Liberator. |
30-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Ramrod 18 |
18:12 |
19:30 |
Attack
on Morlaix aerodrome, A Flight to attack Lannion. |
26-May-42 |
P.7007 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
19:40 |
20:30 |
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05-Jun-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Ramrod 19 |
15:10 |
16:30 |
Attack
on Morlaix aerodrome |
10-Jun-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
08:50 |
09:35 |
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19-Jun-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
08:15 |
08:50 |
Nothing
seen. |
19-Jun-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
11:00 |
12:15 |
Scramble
Smalls 8000. Plots faded and Section was ordered to convoy Peroration. |
28-Jun-42 |
P.7060 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
18:50 |
19:50 |
Black
Blue and Green Sections were vectored hard after plots 20-60 miles S.W. of
Base. They were also vectored on to each other and intercepted successfully
but fortunately did not engage |
01-Jul-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
08:55 |
09:55 |
Scramble
diverted to convoy staysail. |
07-Jul-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
21:00 |
22:05 |
Patrol
Smalls area |
18-Jul-42 |
P.7060 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
19:15 |
20:05 |
Smalls
Patrol. |
18-Jul-42 |
P.7060 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
20:50 |
21:50 |
This
was a similar operation to that of the fourteenth. Again no enemy aircraft
were seen. |
18-Jul-42 |
P.7060 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
22:26 |
22:55 |
This
was a similar operation to that of the fourteenth. Again no enemy aircraft
were seen. |
23-Jul-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Combined Rhubarb
Operation |
15:28 |
16:43 |
Rhubarb |
26-Jul-42 |
P.7007 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
20:10 |
20:25 |
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27-Jul-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
A/S/R. search |
20:00 |
21:00 |
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04-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
21:45 |
22:40 |
Patrol
of Smalls area and South. No incident |
05-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
08:50 |
09:50 |
Salter
Patrol |
05-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
11:45 |
13:00 |
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09-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
06:30 |
07:55 |
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28-Feb-43 |
P.7110 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Circus 17 |
14:40 |
15:40 |
Attack
on Maupertus. This was their first dive-bombing attack. It was observed to
have been successful. |
12-Mar-43 |
P.7099 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
19:20 |
20:10 |
Dusk
Patrol |
14-Mar-43 |
P.6971 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Circus 18 |
15:55 |
17:00 |
Attack
on Maupertus. They dive-bombed from 15000 - 9000 ft. and saw 2 bursts in S.E.
corner and other bursts in the centre. Flak was slight and inaccurate. |
19-Mar-43 |
P.7040 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Roadstead 52 |
18:10 |
19:10 |
The
large convoy which had been reported South of Guernsey could not be located
in thick black haze in the Channel Island area. |
21-Mar-43 |
P.7040 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 23 (Morlaix Viaduct) |
00:10 |
00:50 |
Gyro,
Artificial Horizon etc; U/S. Returned to base. |
22-Mar-43 |
P.7108 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 24 |
00:10 |
01:25 |
Bombed
from 1000 ft. and scored a direct hit. |
23-Mar-43 |
P.7108 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 25 (Ponthou Viaduct) |
01:00 |
02:10 |
Target
not found. Bombed unknown railway track |
06-Apr-43 |
P.7059 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Circus 20 |
18:27 |
20:12 |
These
Whirlibombers were intended to form a second bombing wave to the Typhoon
bombers which had bombed Caen/Caupiquet aerodrome an hour before. However
they found 9/10 cloud at Ouistreham at 8000 feet and the operation was
abandoned. |
09-Apr-43 |
P.7040 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Roadstead 55 |
12:50 |
14:30 |
Swept
the Sept Iles – Ile de Batz area for shipping reported there, as often,
ship-like rocks were found. |
13-Apr-43 |
P.7099 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
Roadstead from Exeter |
12:45 |
14:00 |
A
3,000 ton M/V escorted by “E” Boats had been reported off BREHAT, but this
sweeping operation failed to locate them. |
13-Apr-43 |
P.7099 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Circus 22 |
17:30 |
19:00 |
Brest/Guipavas
aerodrome was successfully divebombed with 20 x 250lb bombs. |
06-May-43 |
P.7048 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
Roadstead 65 |
17:15 |
18:10 |
Attack
on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The
Casquets were indeed found in this position. |
11-May-43 |
P.7057 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
Ship Recco |
13:00 |
14:20 |
Uneventful
recco south of Jersey |
14-May-43 |
P.7040 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
Roadstead 67 |
21:00 |
21:45 |
Attack
on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime alternatively a medium M/V in
the Basin Napoleon in Cherbourg docks |
15-May-43 |
P.7040 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
Night Roadstead 2 |
02:05 |
04:30 |
Attack
on convoy off Barfleur. S/L Warnes and Sgt Simpson couldn't find it. F/Lt
Holmes bombed one ship of it but did not see whether he hit it (Cat 4). F/Lt
Blackshaw returned to orbit Exeter, Harrowbeer and Exeter again, without
lights or R/T and then crashed fatally near Exeter. |
18-May-43 |
P.7040 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
Roadstead |
18:50 |
20:20 |
No
minesweepers were found in their suspected position between Jersey and
Brehat. |
19-May-43 |
P.7059 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
Night Recco |
00:50 |
01:15 |
Repitition
of previous nights uneventful ship Reccos. |
22-May-43 |
P.7040 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
Night Roadstead 2 |
00:25 |
01:50 |
Attack
on convoy steaming from Cap de la Hague towards Cherbourg. |
23-May-43 |
P.7040 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
Roadstead 70 |
07:45 |
09:00 |
Attack
on convoy nearing Guernsey from C de la Hague |
06-Jun-43 |
P.7040 |
F/Lt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Roadstead 72 |
17:15 |
18:45 |
It
was intended to dive-bomb Cherbourg Docks. But found 10/10 cloud at
7000-12000 feet over the target |
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See also the Summary Jun-Jul 42 tab |
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