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Burnham, John Edward

Rank : Sergeant

Army Number : 1971

Unit : 1/5th Bn

Biography :

Enlisted in Mountsorrel. Served with the 1/5th Bn in World War One. Killed in action 25.9.1915. Buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Note - he is mentioned in J.D.Hills' book as Sergeant J.G. Burnham.

Served with F Company, 5th Bn before WW1 and re-enlisted in July 1914.

Some information from the Mountsorrel in the Great War Project.

Date of Birth : 1891

Place of Birth : Mountsorrel, Leicestershire

Date of Death : 25.9.1915

Place of Death : Ypres,Belgium

Civil Occupation : Joiner

Period of Service : 1910s

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : Belgium

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