WWII veteran Albert Holmshaw dies, aged 96
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans was saddened to hear of the death of WWII veteran Albert (Bert) Holmshaw on Monday 11 January 2021. During WWII, Bert was in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) attached to the 7th Field Regiment Royal Artillery. He saw action in North West Europe and was part of the main assault division for Sword Beach on D-Day, for which he was awarded the Legion of Honour, France’s highest order of merit. Born in Sheffield in 1924, B