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Lieutenant GEORGE THOMSON CAIRNS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

1st/8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 30 July 1918

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

RAPERIE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLEMONTOIRE

VI. B. 1.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Adam and Jessie Williamina Cairns (nee Thomson), of 21, Monreith Rd., Newlands, Glasgow. Enlisted in Cameron Highlanders, Nov., 1914. Crossed with them to France April, 1915. Wounded near Ypres in May, 1915. Received his Commission in August, 1915. Also served in Palestine.
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Buried or commemorated at

RAPERIE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLEMONTOIRE
Aisne France
Number of casualties: 612
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