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P.D. Burn
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| Age at death: |
20 |
| Born: |
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| Full name: |
Percy Douglas Burn |
Service, Regiment,
Corps, etc: |
London Regiment |
| Unit, ship, etc: |
19th Battalion (St Pancras) |
| Enlisted: |
Somerset House |
| Rank: |
Private 613823 |
| Decorations: |
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| War (and theatre): |
WW1(F&F) |
| Date of death: |
15 September 1916 |
| Manner of death: |
KIA |
| Family details: |
Son of William and M A E Burn, 17 Yalding Road, Bermondsey, London |
| Residence: |
Bermondsey |
| Home department: |
Board of Trade - Labour Department (Central Office) |
| Civilian rank: |
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Cemetery or
memorial: |
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme (V.C.15) |
Additional information and photographs
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Photograph of the grave of P D Burn at
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme
Click on the image to view a larger version |
Percy Burn was killed at High Wood on the Somme. For accounts of the role of his unit (19th
Battalion London Regiment) in the battle
for High Wood, see The History of the 47th (London) Division 1914-1919 by Alan H Maude (published 1922, reprinted by The Naval
& Military Press, 2000) and The hell they called High Wood by Terry Norman (published by William Kimber, 1984). Percy Burn is
also commemorated on the Memorial to Staff of the Ministry of
Labour, now hanging in Caxton House, Tothill Street, London SW1.
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