Alfred Holmes | |
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 Alfred Holmes on duty at the Upper Rock (Gibraltar) | |
| Nickname(s) | "El de los monos" |
| Born | 1 February 1931 Gibraltar |
| Died | 1 January 1994 (aged 62) Old St. Bernard's Hospital, Gibraltar |
| Buried | North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar 36°08′56″N 5°20′41″W / 36.148794°N 5.344742°W |
| Allegiance | Gibraltar, United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1954 – 1986 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | Gibraltar Regiment |
| Awards | British Empire Medal |
Sgt. Alfred Holmes BEM (1 February 1931 – 1 January 1994) was a Gibraltarian sergeant of the Gibraltar Regiment (now the Royal Gibraltar Regiment). He was a well remembered Officer-in-Charge of the Apes who held this position, caring for the Gibraltar Barbary macaques, for over 38 years.[1][2] He described the macaques as "Gibraltar's greatest treasure".
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EVOLwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Shepherd, Leslie (1 June 1988). "Treasured Barbary apes live pampered lives on Gibraltar". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
For 25 years, Sgt. Alfred Holmes fed, nursed and guarded the famous Barbary apes that scramble among the upper crevices of the Rock of Gibraltar.
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