Identity
Person No.
1070
Service No.
28048
Last Name
First Name
Robert Burns
Initials
R B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of accidental gun shot wound to the chest
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Part of
Originated 1905 as the Transvaal Cycle Corps; became 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force in 1913; renamed Rand Light Infantry 1932. Merged with Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-45 (WWII), re-established as a reserve unit post-war, serving in the Border War.
Notes
Son of James and Jessie Barbour, of Malvern, Transvaal, South Africa; husband of Margaret Barbour, of Johannesburg.
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