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Pte. John Fairbairn
British Army 7th/8th Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers
from:Kelso, Scotland
(d.5th Dec 1918)
John Fairbairn was a 42 year old father and husband when he was conscripted into the Kings Own Scottish Borderers in 1918. Restrictions on who could be called up were lifted due to the horrific losses suffered during the previous three years. He survived the war but fell victim to the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 and died on the 5th of December 1918. He is buried in Lille Southern Cemetery. He was my Grandad William's father on my mother's side.
