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 appointed Officer-in-Charge of the Apes and held this position, caring for the Gibraltar Barbary Macaques, for over 38 years.
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