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Private THOMAS CAIRNS

Service Number: 14709464
Regiment & Unit/Ship

The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 07 April 1945

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY

15. E. 8.

Germany

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Thomas and Alexandra Cairns, of Coalburn, Lanarkshire.
  • Personal Inscription SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS, SAFE ON HIS GENTLE BREAST
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Buried or commemorated at

BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY
Niedersachsen Germany
Number of casualties: 2404
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