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First Name: | Ernest | Last Name: | BURNS |
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| Date of Death: | 20/03/1916 | Lived/Born In: | Catford | |
| Rank: | Rifleman | Unit: | King's Royal Rifle Corps9 | |
| Memorial Site: | Arras Memorial | |||
Current Information:Born-Lewisham
Between 13th March and 21st March, 1916, 9th King’s Royal Rifle Corps of 42 Brigade, 14th Division were in the front line trenches to the south-east of Arras. The enemy shelled these positions every day and on 20th March, 14 men, including Ernest Burns, were killed when the dug-outs in which they were sheltering, collapsed upon them. |
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