John Burns

Rank:	Sapper; Private
Street:	4 Cop Lane
Townland:
Town/Village:	Fleetwood, Lancashire, U.K.
Civil Parish:	Lisbrack
Catholic Parish:	Clonguish
Country:
Alternative Address:	Newtownforbes, Co. Longford
Census 1901:
Census 1911:
Regiment/Unit:	Royal Engineers, 11th Labour Battalion; [Labour Corps]
Regiment Number:	124374; [295622]
Date of Death:
Cause:	Survived WW1
Memorial:	Unknown
Information:	John was born c.1871 in County Longford. He married on the 21 Jun 1902, but was a widower at the time of his enlistment. John enlisted with the Royal Engineers at Fleetwood in Oct 1915. He entered the war on 28 Oct 1915 and received the1914/15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal; he was demobilised in Mar 1919.
Parents Names:
Notes:	John was a widower when he enlisted. His next-of-kin was his cousin Francis Kelly, Newtownforbes. His next of kin was later Mrs Mary McCain, 4 Cop Lane, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Links:	Link to surviving attestment and military record (ancestry.co.uk, subscription site)

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