Pte
Mitchell David Burns
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 23/11/1894 |
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Place of birth: Northport, Nova Scotia, Canada |
General information
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Last known residence: Vanguard, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Profession: Farmer |
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Religion: Presbyterian |
Army information
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Country: Canada |
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Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 782259 |
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Enlistment date: 23/03/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Units: — Canadian Infantry, 46th Bn. (South Saskatchewan) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 23/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Zonnebeke Station, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 22 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 18 - 26 - 28. |
Points of interest 4
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| #2 | Last known residence | ||
| #3 | Enlistment place | ||
| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Previously reported wounded and missing, now Killed in Action." He was severly wounded in the back of the head and neck, by shrapnel from a shell, while his Battalion was in support on the Passchendaele Front. His wounds were bound up and he was carried on a stretcher to a dressing station where he died shortly after admission.
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/922557 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=7c0ad04e-867c-4b4f-9fb3-f61842c88fa2 |