Issued: 22-Feb-1944, London Gazette
"For rescuing nine Czechoslovak Officers during an attack on a British Convoy in July 1943."
Issued: 30-Mar-1946, Canada Gazette
"For exceptionally meritorious service as Chief of Staff to the Naval Member of the Canadian Joint Staff Mission from December 1943 to September 1945. Captain Holms represented the interests of his country with energy, tact, and skill."