Sir Maurice Andrew Holmes (28 July 1911 – 21 December 1997) was a barrister and Chairman of the

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from 1965 to 1969. Holmes attended

Felsted School (Keep your Faith) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Chris Townsend , r_head_l ...

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. During the

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he served in the Royal Army Service Corps from 1941 to 1945, achieving the rank of Major. After the war, he was called to the bar at

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in 1948 where he practised until 1955. In 1955, he became a director of Tillings Association Limited and then chairman in 1960, a post he held until 1965 when he became Chairman of the

which controlled the

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and London's buses. He served as Chairman of the LTB until the end of 1969 when it was replaced by the Greater London Council-controlled

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. He then acted as the administrator of the South-eastern Law Circuit until 1974. Holmes was knighted in 1969.

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1911 births 1997 deaths Royal Army Service Corps officers Knights Bachelor People educated at Felsted School People associated with transport in London British Army personnel of World War II {{London-transport-stub