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Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: S/15731
  • Rank: Lance Corporal
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  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
  • Unit/Ship: 12th Battalion
  • Place of Death: Greece
  • Age at Death: 32
  • Date of Death: 24.10.1918
  • Burial Country: Greece
  • Cemetery: Doiran Military Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: VI.H.13.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Lochee, Dundee
  • Address:
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  • Mother:
  • Father:

    John Burns, 71 Logie St, Lochee

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More about Thomas Burns

For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.

Thomas Burns   S/15731  Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Lance-Corporal Thomas Burns Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, only son of Mrs Burns, 77 Logie Street, Lochee, has been killed in action in the Balkans.  Deceased was a reservist, and was called up at the outbreak of war.  As a member of the Worcester Regiment he took part in the retreat from Mons, and in September, 1914, he was wounded.  Later he was discharged, but he re-enlisted, and for two years has served in the Balkans with the A. and S.H.

Dundee Courier 19th November 1918

Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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