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Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 11.02.1916
  • Place of enlistment: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  • Service no: 1015225
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 231st Battalion

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 30.06.1891
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: Pavilion Mountain, British Columbia
  • Occupation: Farmer
  • Mother:

    Marjory Lindsay Gairns, Balruddery Gdns, Invergowrie by Dundee

  • Father:

    George Gairns

  • Siblings:

    Peter & William

  • Spouse:

    Gertrude Twist

  • Children:

    George, Robert & Mrs M. Nicols

  • Age at Death: 55
  • Date of Death: 24.12.1946
  • Place of Death: Canada
  • Burial Country: Canada
  • Cemetery: Powell River Cemetery, Cranberry, Vancouver

More about George Lindsay Gairns

service record

George was the brother of Pte Peter Gairns, 736748, 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade and Trooper William Gairns, 552373, Royal Canadian Dragoons

Gary Thomson

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