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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 5461" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Cairns </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>George Albert </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Somerset Light Infantry,att 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant (A/Captain) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>198186 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>19th March 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>30 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 6.A.4 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 12.12.1913 London SW</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Albert Henry and Rose Sophia Cairns, Branksea Street, Fulham, London</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>husband of Ena Kathleen Cairns, Sidcup, Kent</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Fulham Secondary Central School, London</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award V.C.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA Henu Block, Burma</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Memorial at Garrison Church, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffordshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Memorial at Fulham Secondary Central School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>London Gazette 38615, 20th May 1949, Page 2461</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-a-cairns.14/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/0/14-5666c15e14e578ccbe8f07d970850633.jpg?1591382930" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-cairns-grave.37709/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37709-98a060b6ed35d4f6fa5f44693cbeb5f8.jpg?1666100394" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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