William Holmes Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Holmes, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Australia.

4 records1916–19174 events4 places

Chronological biography

1916

Mouquet Farm Attacks DirectedAugust 1916

Warfare / World War, 1st · Commander Fourth Australian Division · Mouquet Farm

Holmes directs repeated 4th Division attacks toward Mouquet Farm during the Somme fighting.

Fourth Division Enters Pozieres Battle6 August 1916

Warfare / World War, 1st · Commander Fourth Australian Division · Pozieres

Holmes's 4th Australian Division enters the Pozieres sector after earlier Australian formations are exhausted.

1917

First Bullecourt Attack Directed11 April 1917

Warfare / World War, 1st · Commander Fourth Australian Division · Bullecourt

Holmes's 4th Australian Division attacks the Hindenburg Line at First Bullecourt.

Oosttaverne Line Reinforced7 June 1917

Warfare / World War, 1st · Commander Fourth Australian Division · Messines

Holmes's 4th Australian Division reinforces the final objective beyond Messines Ridge.

Titles and roles

Commander Fourth Australian Division

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.