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Wellington College.
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Maurice Holmes
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Career
Holmes joined the Board of Education in 1909, where he was to stay until 1945, except for the First World War, when he joined the Army and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Holmes rose to become Director of Establishments in 1923-1926, reaching the position of Deputy Secretary in 1931. In 1937, he replaced Sir Henry Pelham as the Permanent Secretary.
During the Second World War, Holmes was given the task of developing the Green Book which served as the basis for the landmark Education Acting 1944.
He retired in 1945, to be replaced by Sir John Redcliffe-Maud. After his retirement, Holmes served as the Chairman of the East African Salaries Commission in 1947, the Colonial Office inquiry into Civil Services of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, the 1948 Caribbean Public Services Unification Commission, and the Lord Chancellor"s Committee on Office of Public Trustee in 1954.
Achievements
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During his war-time service, Holmes was mentioned in despatches twice, and was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and of the Order of the Nile, and then received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the New Year Honours 1946.
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Nationality
British