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Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 16.12.1916
  • Place of enlistment: Victoria, B.C. Canada
  • Service no: 1013048
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Forestry Corps
  • Unit/Ship: 230th Battalion

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 19.09.1870
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: Royal Oak Hotel, Victoria
  • Occupation: Logger & Millwright
  • Mother:

    Catherine Burns, 11 Union Pl, Lochee, Dundee

  • Father:

    William Burns, 11 Union Pl, Lochee, Dundee

  • Siblings:

    Mrs David Knox, 33 Brook St, Monifieth

  • Spouse:
  • Children:
  • Age at Death: 66
  • Date of Death: 21.10.1937
  • Place of Death: Kamloops, Canada
  • Burial Country: Canada
  • Cemetery: Pleasant Street Cemetery

More about William Burns

For more information, visit his Service Record

Information supplied by Gary Thomson

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