Private John Arthur Cairns
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Cairns,
John Arthur
Date of birth: 1895-09-11
Place of birth: Huntingdon Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Albert Cairns, father, Glenelm, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Glenelm, Quebec
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-11-05
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Tyne Cot Cemetery, XXXIII. E. 23
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 841409
Highest Rank:
Private
(24th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private, 24th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Huntingdon, Quebec
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
81488
Service file: B1378-S012
Uploader's Notes:
Arthur Cairns, the son of Albert Cairns of Glenelm, was born in 1895 in Huntingdon. He likely enlisted when recruiting officers visited Huntingdon in early 1916. He was likely killed in the trenches at Passchendaele by enemy mortar attacks.
Red Deer News, 21 November 1917, pg. 1:
ROLL OF HONOUR
Rev. W. G. Brown received word on Monday of this week that Pte. Arthur Cairns, only surviving child of his eldest sister, had been killed in action in France on the 5th of November.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 148th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 24th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-08-17