Corporal

Alexander Burns

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Mary Burns; husband of Alice M. Burns, of 215, Commercial Rd., South Yarra, Victoria. Born at Christchurch, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
1884
Name:
Alexander Burns
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Burns (wife), 549 Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Telegraph lineman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
AIF, Australian Infantry, 21 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
04 August 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessels:

Willochra or Tofua
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Alexander Burns
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