Private Louis John Burns (1898-1917)

Private Louis John Burns Veteran

Birth

25 Jun 1898

Sonora, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death

1 Mar 1917 (aged 18)

Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Burial

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery

Wine Harbour, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada Add to Map

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1917 death record:-

Louis Burns, died 1917 in Halifax, Halifax County; death record can be found in Registration Year: 1917 - Book: 21 - Page: 261 - Number: 1564.

Military Service:-

Rank: Private

Service Number: 1060325

Age: 18

Force: Army

Unit: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division: 246th Battalion

He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 23 Jan 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A labourer by trade, he was the son of John P. and Nellie Burns of Sonora, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Private Louis John Burns is commemorated on Page 210 of Canada' First World War Book of Remembrance.

He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

1917 death record:-

Louis Burns, died 1917 in Halifax, Halifax County; death record can be found in Registration Year: 1917 - Book: 21 - Page: 261 - Number: 1564.

Military Service:-

Rank: Private

Service Number: 1060325

Age: 18

Force: Army

Unit: Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Division: 246th Battalion

He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 23 Jan 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A labourer by trade, he was the son of John P. and Nellie Burns of Sonora, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Private Louis John Burns is commemorated on Page 210 of Canada' First World War Book of Remembrance.

He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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(Epitaph...)
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PTE. LOUIS J. BURNS
248TH BATTALION
NOVA SCOTIA HIGHLANDERS
DIED MARCH 1, 1917
AGED 20 YRS. 8 MOS.
R. I. P.

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