Private

Henry John Burns

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Catherine Gentles (formerly Burns), and the late John Burns. Native of Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/702
Name:
Henry John Burns
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Katherine Gentles, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Tuakau, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 16 (Waikato) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, on H.M.H.S. "Sicilia,"
Date of Death:
29 June 1915
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
72
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Henry John Burns
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