Fred was born in 1900 in Heanor and was the son of John W a coal miner and his wife Agnes , they had a very large family of 11 children, his siblings were George, Lizzie , Annie, Wolston,Ruth, Harry , Archie, Sarah, Theresa and Maurice .
In the 1901 census -the family are living at 153 Ray Street Heanor Derbyshire and are shown as : - John W Holmes, 52 head, Agnes, wife, 30; George, son, 11; Lizzie, daur, 9; Annie, daur, 7; Wolsten, son, 4; Fred, son, 1;
By the 1911 census - they have moved to 342 Vernon Road Basford Nottingham and are shown as:- Agnes, married, 40; Lizzie, daur, 18; Annie, daur, 16; Wolsten, 14; Fred, son, 11, scholar born Heanor Derby's; Ruth, daur, 9; Harry, son,7; Archie, son, 4; Sarah, daur, 3; Theresa, daur, 2; Maurice, son, 1;
His service details show - Holmes, Fred, 1st Bn N&D, Pte 107531. death officially accepted as 17/6/1918.
On the 21/11/1919 - following was paid to his mother Agnes £10-5s-7d (including War Gratuity of £5)