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Private John Aiken Burns

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1877-08-16
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Martha Burns, mother. 260 Dunn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Plumber
Address: 260 Dunn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1918-08-08
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Toronto Cemetery, B. 21.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 669703
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-03-01 to 1918-08-08
  2. Private, 198th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-01-12 to 1918-03-01
  3. Corporal, 198th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-11-06 to 1918-01-12
  4. Corporal, 198th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-08-04 to 1917-11-06
  5. Corporal (Army). 1917-01-08 to 1917-08-04
  6. Corporal (Army). 1916-10-07 to 1917-01-08
  7. Corporal (Army). 1916-09-01 to 1916-10-07
  8. Lance Corporal (Army). 1916-02-22 to 1916-09-01
  9. Private (Army). 1916-02-11 to 1916-02-22
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Cayeux

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 260073
LAC ID: 77411
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B1303-S047
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William Robert Burns and Martha Burns (nee Thompson)

Prior service with the QOR

Uploader's Research notes: 166th Battalion Nominal Roll [Lance Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 166th Battalion Lance Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 166th Battalion Lance Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 198th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 198th Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 166th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 166th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 198th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-08-10