BURNS, Archibald Gower
(Service number 6/423)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Calcutta, India |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Arcade, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Benjamin H. Burns, 35 Chester St West, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt, Gallipoli | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 November 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | New Zealand | ||
| Cause | Suicide | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of Benjamion Henry and Alice May Gower Burns
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (August 2014); "Returned soldier's suicide", Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 108, 3 November 1916, Page 2
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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