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Pte. John Burnham
Royal Naval Division 1st Royal Marine Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry
from:"Herdmont", Barton Road, Bransome, Dorset
(d.20th July 1917)
John was married to Alice Margaret. He was killed in Action at Gavrelle whilst sering with the 63rd Royal Naval Division and buried in the Lonley House Cemetery, later he was reburied in the Point-du-Jour Cemetery, he was 25 years old.
L/Cpl John Stainforth Burnham MM
British Army 12/13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Swann Street. Sculcoates, Hull.
(d.27 May 1918)
Sgt. William Burnip
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.22nd Feb 1915)
Pte. Albert Burnley
British Army 240th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
from:Kirkheaton, Huddersfield
(d.16th Sep 1917)
In 2016 my daughter travelled to the Battlefields on a school History trip. Her teacher asked all the pupils to check with older members of the family to see if there were any relatives who might be buried in the cemeteries they were due to visit. I was given a vague indication that my great uncle might have died on the WW1 Battlefields so I registered on a family history website and began to work backwards from my mother. It took several late nights to discover that it was in fact my great grandfather who had fought and died in action. Unfortunately my daughter was unable to visit his grave on her school trip as Albert Burnley was buried, along with 11 other UK citizens and 2 Australians in a communal cemetery in Hesbecourt and this was too far from their planned route. I do not know why my great grandfather was buried here though I understand that the cemetery was used by German medical units. I have looked at the Church on Google street view and seen photos of the well tended graves there. I hope that one day I'll be able to personally visit.
Pte. Alfred Alexander Burns
Australian Imperial Forces 36th Btn.
from:Sydney, Australia
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. Alfred Burns
British Army 57th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Sparkhill, Birmingham
(d.6th Oct 1918)
My Uncle, Alfred Burns, entered the War in France on 18th July 1915. He was taken Prisoner of War at Messines on 10th April 1918. He was initially held at the Friedrichsfeld Lager P.O.W camp and then transferred to the Kraushaar Remischule at Charleville where he died on the 6th October 1918 after contracting dysentary. He was buried in the camp cemetery at Charleville and on 11th December 1962 Alfred was re-buried at the Terlincthun British War Cemetery near Calais. My Father told me that his Mother received a letter from a German Doctor praising Alfred for his efforts at the P.O.W camp ,treating wounded German and British troops.
Pte. Alfred Burns
British Army 1st Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:Sunderland, Co. Durham
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Pte. Davidson Ross Burns
British Army 2nd/4th Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
from:Norham on Tweed
(d.15th April 1917)
Davidson Ross Burns was aged 22 when he died on 15th April 1917 whilst serving with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment (formerly 3309 Northumberland Fusiliers) He was born in Jarrow, the son of Davidson Ross and Deborah Thompson Burns (nee Gray). He lived Norham on Tweed, Davidson Ross Burns age 16 Salmon fisherman is recoreds as living with his parents Davidson Ross and Deborah Thompson Burns and family at Albion House, Norham on Tweed on the 1911 census. He enlisted in Alnwick.
Davidson is buried in H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St, Mein.
James Burns
British Army 15th Btn Lancashire Fusiliers
(d.1st Jul 1916)
My Great Uncle, James Burns, served with the 1st Salford Pals, his regiment number was 10728. He was killed on the 1st July 1916, his death certificate said Missing-in-action, presumed dead. I had found in war records in the regimental book, that he was listed as Died of wounds so in 1995, armed with a copy of this, and a letter, the Mod did give permission to change his Death certificate to read, "Died of wounds." I found the picture I have attached in an album that had belonged to my Great Grandmother Elizabeth, James was her only son. Elizabeth's husband James, who also served in France, was shot and lost the use of his right arm in 1915. This injury meant his trade as a shoemaker was no longer possible.
Having found the picture, my father recalled that as a child his mother had told him James died on the 1st July, so we got into communication with the War Graves commission and located James's details. His name is on the Theipval Memorial, so my husband and baby son visited, just to say hello and hopefully let him know that his family never forgot him, and the newest Great, Great nephew had passed along to say hello.
I have lots of research on his movements and a little history of the young man, before he went off to war. I think your site is a wonderful way of keeping their memories alive and educating the young.
Pte. James Burns
British Army
from:Salford, Lancashire
My father James Burns was born in 1892 in Salford Lancashire, he was badly wounded in the battle of the Somme, I cannot find any thing about him in any records I have looked up, but I know he received a pension of ten shillings a week for the term of his life. All the time I knew him he had a bad limp and a indentation in the back of his head and suffered bad headaches. I do not even know which regiment he was in or his service number, he never spoke of the war, this is not much of a story I know but I loved him and will never forget him.
James Burns
British Army
Pte. James Burns
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Glasgow
(d.1st Jul 1916)
James Burns, my grandmother's brother ran away from home in Glasgow and joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers whilst under age. When his parents found what he had done they informed the army to get him discharged but then discovered that James had already been posted to France. James was killed on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme aged 16.
2nd Lt. James Burns
British Army 7/9th Btn. Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
my grandfather James Burns gained a commission for service in the field in 1916 and was injured in the war (at Paschendale I was told but I can find no evidence).
After WW1 he remained in service until about 1921 and was attached to the Army Physical Training School in Aldershot. He later served in the RAAF in Australia in WW2.
CSM. John Burns
British Army 13th Kings Liverpool
(d.16th Aug 1916)
CSM John Burns was killed whilst leading his men in to the attack on the village of Guillmont, the attack failed with heavy casualties due to poor preparation.
Pte. John Burns
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Scots
from:Edinburgh
(d.5th Feb 1915)
John Burns, Private 10283 died of wounds. He was the son of Mr. J. Burns of Edinburgh. John is buried in Dickebusch Old Cemetery.
Rflmn. John Burns
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
from:Belfast
(d.21st March 1918)
Pte. John Burns
British Army 23rd Btn Durham Light Infantry
Served with 18th DLI and 20th DLI and 19th DLI
Cpl. Joseph Burns
British Army North Riding Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Marske by the Sea
(d.6th April 1917)
Joseph Burns died at Hazebrouck Gas Training School, France. I believe he was an instructor and died when an ammunition truck exploded.
Dvr. Michael Burns
British Army 71st Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:22 York Street, Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Patrick Joseph Burns
British Army Royal Field Artillery
Pte. Robert Burns
British Army Cameronians Scottish Rifles
from:Glasgow
(d.7th/8th March 1917)
My uncle, Robert Burns, served in the Scottish Rifles and according to the book in Edinburgh Castle War Memorial, died in France which is not right. He died in Thessilonika fighting I think Bulgarians. He was killed in a night raid on the 7th/8th of March 1917.
I at this time do not know his army number but do know his rank was private, nor do I know exactly what battalion that he was in
Dvr. Ronald M Burns
British Army Royal Field Artillery
My mother recently inherited several items that had once belonged to her father who died in 1968. Among the items was a medal belonging to the person named in the details above. My mother told me she knew nothing of Mr Burns. My Grandmother never showed any of us this medal over all those years, yet it was among the items left when she recently passed away. Can anyone shed any light on who he was, as apart from a basic write up on one of the Army archives sites, I can find nothing else of Mr Burns. I would like to return the medal, as I am sure the late Mr Burns will have relatives out there who would be excited to have it returned..even after all this time
Pte. Samuel Burns
British Army 1st Btn, B Coy Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:10 James Street, Bessbrook, County Armagh
(d.27th Aug 1914)
Samuel Burns, my Great Uncle, was born in 1892, the son of Mary Ann Burns (nee McKinstry) and John Burns. He served with 1st battalion Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) and was based in Shorncliffe, England at the outbreak of WW1. They immediately mobilised to York, then Harrow before travelling to Bolougne on 22 August 14. On arrival they then travelled by train to Le Cateau to support the BEF withdrawal from Mons. He fought at the battle of Le Cateau as part of the 4th Division 10 Brigade in the area of Haucourt during the day and night of 26th August 1914. They held the ridge between St Aubert Farm and Point 137. As the fighting went on it was clear that the German gun barrage was too overpowering and they risked being surrounded or flanked so the order was given to retreat South. It was during this retreat that Samuel was killed on 27th August 1914. His body was never found and he is remembered at the memorial for the missing at La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre. He was originally posted as missing with his death confirmed by the War Office on 20th January 1916. In his will he wrote "In the event of my death, I give all my love to all those I leave behind. That's about all I can do. So they can go to the bank and draw. I leave breath and my money. They can spend it anyway". His brother Isaac was my Great Grandfather.
Pte. Samuel Burns
British Army 1st Btn. Cameron Highlanders
from:Kirkintilloch
(d.22nd Dec 1914)
Samuel Burns was called up as reservist in August 1914 and went with the 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders directly to France. D Company was allocated as guard unit for General Haig. They advanced to Mons then fell back with the retreat. Samuel continued with the battalion until his death at the Battle of Givency.
He had served as a regular soldier from 1892 till 1904 with the 1st Battalion and saw action in the Sudan with General Kitchener at Khartoum. At time of his death he left a widow and 3 young children, the eldest being my father.
His brother in law, Robert Kilpatrick serving with the 2nd Argylls, was killed at Ploegsteert six weeks earlier on 10th of November 1914.
Pte. Spensley Burns
British Army Kings Royal Rifle Corps
Sto.1 Thomas Burns
Royal Navy HMS Lancaster
(d.1st Feb 1918)
Stoker 1st Class Burns was 37 when he died and is remembered in the Antofagasta Cemetery in Chile.
Pte. Thomas Burns
BritishArmy 866th H.T. Coy. Army Service Corps
(d.12th April 1918)
Private Burns is buried In the South-East part of the Rathmore Church of Ireland Churchyard, Rathmore, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
L/Cpl. W. G. Burns
Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Rfmn. William Burns
British Army 9th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Willowbank, Knockbreda Rd. Belfast
(d.8th Aug 1917)
William Burns was my grandfather's brother who was killed by a shell on the 8th of August 1917 at Ypres. I am told he was beside his brother who also served when the shell hit. The brother survived but nothing was found of William. He is remembered on Menin Gate.
L/Cpl. William Burns MM.
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Birmingham
(d.16th July 1916)
My great uncle William Burns was a Corporal in the the Royal Warwickshires. He won the Military Medal and was killed on 16th of July 1916. Unfortunately I have no idea what act of bravery he did to receive this medal, and I have no idea what he looked like.
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