Inscription
Double Olympic gold medallist
Andy Holmes, MBE, 1959 - 2010, Latymerian oarsman
Double world champion
Site: Andy Holmes (1 memorial)
W6, Upper Mall, 40
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Andy Holmes
Subjects commemorated i
Andy Holmes
Rower. Born Andrew Jeremy Holmes in Uxbridge. Educated at Latymer Upper Schoo...
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