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Alexander Cairns
Information about birth
Year of birth: 1896 |
Place of birth: Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom |
Army information
Country: England, United Kingdom |
Force: British Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Rifleman |
Service number: 17390 |
Units: — Royal Irish Rifles, 12th Bn. (Central Antrim) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 16/08/1917 |
Age: 21 |
Memorial
Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 138 |
Distinctions and medals 3
1914-15 Star Medal |
British War Medal Medal |
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
12 Battalion Royal Irish Rifles. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2506/2). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1627853 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=af2c770d-9990-4384-ac3a-8f86c18d7a5f |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5442075 |