Private Ray Burns
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1883-03-24
Place of birth: Wilmington Ohio U.S.A.
Next of kin: W. C. Smith, uncle, 5127 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Cook
Occupation (normalized): Cook, Except Private Service
Address:
Simcoe, Ontario
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1918-10-02
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Sains-Les-Marquion British Cemetery, II.B.9
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 796209
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 2943439
LAC ID:
77550
Service file: B1306-S032
Uploader's Notes: Prior service with 9th Regiment. CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action - while on duty at his gun position, on the night of October 2nd, 1918, he was instantly killed by an enemy shell which exploded near by.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 133rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Machine Gun Corps 2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2014-02-27
Last modified: 2014-02-28