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Carlton Flatt Burnes

In memory of:

Private Carlton Flatt Burnes

April 24, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

19069

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Division:

2nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

April 15, 1892

Son of Charles William Burnes, of South River, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 7 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

K. 9.

Location:

Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the eastern outskirts of the town. From the Grand place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres, the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY is on the right.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 259 of 926.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 259 of 926.
  • Grave marker– Grave marker at Bailleul Communal Cemetery showing inscription for Private Carlton Burnes along with Private Wilfred Taylor and Private John Alfred Davis. Image taken 13 July 2014 by Tom Tulloch.

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    Grave marker – Grave marker at Bailleul Communal Cemetery showing inscription for Private Carlton Burnes along with Private Wilfred Taylor and Private John Alfred Davis. Image taken 13 July 2014 by Tom Tulloch.
  • Grave marker– Detail of grave marker at Bailleul Communal Cemetery showing inscription for Private Carlton Flatt Burnes. Image taken 13 July 2014 by Tom Tulloch.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Detail of grave marker at Bailleul Communal Cemetery showing inscription for Private Carlton Flatt Burnes. Image taken 13 July 2014 by Tom Tulloch.

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