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Able Seaman WILLIAM DOUGLAS BURNS

Service Number: D/JX 169405
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Navy

H.M.S. Lynx

Date of Death

Died 19 April 1942

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

Panel 64, Column 2.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of David and Margaret Burns, of Granton, Edinburgh.
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