Serjeant 423 Robert Bruce Burns
Serjeant Robert Bruce Burns
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 13/02/15
Age at death: 38
Date of death: 5th of May 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 37.
BMD details:
Marriage: 21/10/1900 Robert B Burns to Margaret A Roughley at Eccleston St Thomas
Family details:
Widow Margaret and daughter Margaret are legatees.
Census details:
Not identified before 1901. Possibly aged 5 and living at 32 Hamer Street, St Helens in 1881 - transcribed as 'Barnes' 1901 Census has Robert Bruce aged 24 employed as a Sheet Glass Flattener living with his wife Margaret Ann 20 at 73 Peter Street, St Helens. 1911 - Sees 34 year old 'Sheet Glass Flattener' Robert B living at 72 Peter Street, St Helens with his wife Margaret A and three children: Margaret (9), Mary Alice (8), Robert Bruce (5).
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/423RobertBruceBurns.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/sppics/Sgts_1_Menin_Gate.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for A/Serjeant Robert Bruce Burns on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
