Private

George Blackburn Burns

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John Burns and of Emily Burns (nee Dunn), of Awamangu, Otago, New Zealand; husband of May Rosalind Burns, of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
521168
Name:
George Blackburn Burns
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs May Rosalind Burns (wife), C/o J.A. Elworthy, Gordon's Valley, Timaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o J.A. Elworthy, Gordon's Valley, Timaru, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Gardener
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 21 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
15 December 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IX. E. 24.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
George Blackburn Burns
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