22 SAS Burns, Robert Allan (Rab)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Burns ​

• FORENAME

Robert Allan (Rab) ​

• UNIT

264 SAS Signal Squadron (attached G Squadron) ​

• RANK

Corporal ​

• NUMBER

24369281 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

19th May 1982 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Hereford (St Martin's) Churchyard,Herefordshire SAS Regimental Plot Memorial Plaque ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Royal Corps of Signals​

born 31.7.1959​

son of Robert Burns,Camperdown Road,Dundee,Angus​

joined SAS March 1979​

lost in Sea King crash,South Atlantic ​

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[steven1961]

Robert Allan (Rab) Burns

I knew Rab at 244 in Brize Norton when he was with Alpha troop
he was a great guy and an exceptional RTG not to forget his talent with the bagpipes.very sadly missed by me and never forgotten Iremember when he bought his black austin princess after Hardfall in Norway