Private Robert Gairns
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1895-02-08
Place of birth: Forfarshire Scotland
Next of kin: Jean Gairns,mother. Picton.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Date of death:
1918-08-16
Cause of death:
Missing, presumed killed
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 800224
Highest Rank:
Private
(19th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: attack near Fransart
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1568182
LAC ID:
403701
Service file: B3363-S051
Uploader's Notes:
Brother of Pte William Gairns 799252, 74th Battalion, Canadian Infantry.
Originally attested in the 134th Battalion.
Son of Robert and Jean Gairns, of 629, Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes: January 2018 - Memorial Cross offered on eBay. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-09-07