We remember Ernest Burns

We remember Ernest Burns

Timeline

Timeline

1893
sibling Lillie Burns Source:5521977 1893
1894
sibling John Burns Source:5521977 8th March 1894
1896
birth Lewisham United Kingdom Source:5518831 15th January 1896
1900
sibling Winnie Burns Source:5521977 1900
1902
sibling Margaret Burns Source:5521977 1902
1914
enlistment Camberwell, Surrey United Kingdom Source:618588 10th December 1914
1919
location 33 Holbeach Road, Catford United Kingdom parents address Source:5521977 2nd May 1919
employment Packing Case Maker United Kingdom Source:5521977
service British Army Private 12305 King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:618588
service British Army Private 12305 King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion. Source:5518831
service British Army Rifleman 12305 King's Royal Rifle Corps Source:7350830
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:5518831
location Catford United Kingdom parents address Source:5518831
location Lewisham United Kingdom parents address Source:5518831
1916
death Killed in Action Flanders France Source:7350830 Source:5518831 20th March 1916
burial Arras Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais Arras war cementary France Source:7350830 Source:5518831

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Ernest
Initials E
Last Name Burns
Source 618588
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
33 Holbeach Road, Catford United Kingdom parents address known 2nd May 1919
Catford United Kingdom parents address
Lewisham United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 12305 King's Royal Rifle Corps Private
British Army 12305 King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion. Private
British Army 12305 King's Royal Rifle Corps Rifleman
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Rose Burns mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Burns brother 8th March 1894
Lillie Burns sister 1893
Winnie Burns sister 1900
Margaret Burns sister 1902
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair brown brown
DateHeightSource
1915-02-05 5'3"

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Joanna22394
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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ReferenceConnected byMore information
British Army WW1 service record 1914 - 1920 Joanna22394

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