Richard Holmes | |
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![]() Holmes around 2005 | |
Born | Edward Richard Holmes 29 March 1946 Aldridge, Staffordshire, England |
Died | 30 April 2011[1] Hampshire, England | (aged 65)
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Occupation(s) | Professor of Military and Security Studies |
Employer | Cranfield University |
Military career | |
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Years of service | 1964–2000 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Service number | 483090 |
Unit | Queen's Regiment |
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Edward Richard Holmes, CBE, TD, VR, JP (29 March 1946 – 30 April 2011),[1] known as Richard Holmes, was a British military historian. He was co-director of Cranfield University's Security and Resilience Group from 1989 to 2009 and became Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield in 1995.