Charles Gus “Gus” Holliman
Lieutenant Colonel · #71224 · R (LRP) / S · MC, DSO, MID
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
|---|---|
| Service number | #71224 |
| Patrol | R (LRP) / S |
| Regiment | 1 R.T.R |
| Known as | “Gus” |
| Honours | MC, DSO, MID |
What this roll records
Patrol: listed as LRP R Patrol officer in Brendan O'Carroll, "R Patrol, Long Range Desert Group" (R Patrol Truck Names and Officers appendix), BUT a Siwa photo caption names "Capt. C.A. Holliman, S Patrol" - he commanded S Patrol later. Both recorded. Brendan O'Carroll, "The Long Range Desert Group in North Africa".
Patrol: LRP R Patrol officer (Lieut. C.A. Holliman). Brendan O'Carroll, "R Patrol, Long Range Desert Group" (R Patrol Truck Names and Officers appendix).
Also appears as "Lieut. C.A. Holliman" in LRP Heavy Section group photo. Brendan O'Carroll, "The Long Range Desert Group in North Africa".
PATROL COMMANDER of S1 per W.B. Kennedy Shaw, "Long Range Desert Group", Appendix 4 Patrol Commanders.
On original LRP Roll (5 Dec 1940): Heavy Section — OC Hvy Sec; OC S1 Patrol; Sqn Comd Tank Regt. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).
From Rhodesia roll: award DSO added (roll shows DSO, MC). Source: Rhodesia Nominal Roll (Brendan O’Carroll).
March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy): CO S1 Patrol
Honours added from LRDG Honours & Awards list (Middle East 1940–43): MID. Source: W.B. Kennedy-Shaw, “Long Range Desert Group” (original honours & awards list, comp. D. Buxton).
Checked (2026): The Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph holds no Holliman of any war. Recorded so the search is not repeated.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- LRDG Nominal Roll, 28 Dec 1940 – Jan 1941 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
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