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821James Burns
British Army 15th Btn Lancashire Fusiliers
(d.1st Jul 1916)
My Great Uncle, James Burns, served with the 1st Salford Pals, his regiment number was 10728. He was killed on the 1st July 1916, his death certificate said Missing-in-action, presumed dead. I had found in war records in the regimental book, that he was listed as Died of wounds so in 1995, armed with a copy of this, and a letter, the Mod did give permission to change his Death certificate to read, "Died of wounds." I found the picture I have attached in an album that had belonged to my Great Grandmother Elizabeth, James was her only son. Elizabeth's husband James, who also served in France, was shot and lost the use of his right arm in 1915. This injury meant his trade as a shoemaker was no longer possible.Having found the picture, my father recalled that as a child his mother had told him James died on the 1st July, so we got into communication with the War Graves commission and located James's details. His name is on the Theipval Memorial, so my husband and baby son visited, just to say hello and hopefully let him know that his family never forgot him, and the newest Great, Great nephew had passed along to say hello.
I have lots of research on his movements and a little history of the young man, before he went off to war. I think your site is a wonderful way of keeping their memories alive and educating the young.
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