Sapper James Cairns
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1890-12-18
Place of birth: Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: Thomas Cairns, father. 4 Villiers Street, Townhead, Glasgow, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Railroad Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Railway and Road Vehicle Loader
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1919-06-02
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 103116
Highest Rank:
Sapper
(11th Battalion, Canadian Engineers)
Rank detail
- Sapper, 11th Battalion, Canadian Engineers, Canadian Engineers (Army). 1918-05-30 to 1919-04-25
- Private, 124th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-02 to 1918-05-29
- Sapper, 4th Battalion, Canadian Engineers, Canadian Engineers (Army). 1916-10-31 to 1917-05-01
- Sapper (Army). 1915-10-05 to 1916-10-31
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: 420624
LAC ID:
81465
Service file: B1377-S044
Uploader's Notes: Son of Thomas Cairns and Catherine Cairns of 4 Villiers Street, St. Rollox, Glasgow, Scotland
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 124th Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 4th CE Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 67th Pioneer Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 11th CE Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-12-02