- Nickname
- Jack Holmes
- Height5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- Gentle Smile
- John Holmes passed away in 2009.
- He preferred to be called "Jack Holmes" when working on BBC radio shows such as; The Goon Show and Hancock's Half Hour.
- Is related to Eben Thorne, who is a private book writer and artist.
- Served as a Radio Operator in the Lancaster bomber planes, before working at the BBC as a sound operator.
- John used to serve as a wireless engineer in the Lancaster bombers in world war 2.
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