John Henry Burns

Remembered with Honour in Whitchurch Cemetery1915 Star, British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal

John (Henry) Burns.

Personal Details:

Born in Malpas in 1894.

Son of the late Thomas Edward Burns (shown on his marriage certificate, although we can find no record of him in the censuses).

The 1901 Census records John living with his grandparents Michael and Mary Burns, in Malpas.

Married Dorothy Gladys Box on 15th December 1917.

The 1911 census shows John as a domestic chauffeur.

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Military Details:

Regiment:           ‘X’ 4th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery.

Rank:                 Gunner.

Serial Number:   3917.

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Record of Death:

Died from unknown cause due to war service: Whitchurch, Shropshire on 1st May 1920. Aged 25.

Buried in Whitchurch Cemetery. Plot 287.

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Gravestone inscription:

"ALSO DOROTHY GLADYS HIS WIFE WHO DIED 20TH JUNE 1930 AGED 35 YEARS"

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Medals and Awards:

John was awarded the Campaign Medals (1915 Star, British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal).

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Further Information:

John died in Whitchurch Cottage Hospital from illness attributed to his war service.

Recorded date of Death in Whitchurch Cemetery records indicated as 1st May 1919

Reported in August 1920 Malpas Deanery Magazine that John's name was to be added to the Malpas War memorial because he died from illness traceable to war service.

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