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Surname: CAIRNS
Forename(s): Samuel
Place of Birth: Skipton, Yorkshire
Service No: 69703
Rank: Bombardier
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Garrison Artillery
Battalion / Unit: 135th Heavy Battery
Division: ---
Age: 28
Date of Death: 1917-01-03
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: IV. F. 3.
CWGC Cemetery: WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Samuel Cairns was the son of James and Catherine Cairns (née - ). James was born at St. Boswells, Roxburghshire, the son of Samuel and Agnes Cairns. Catherine was born in the Parish of Lunnasting, Shetland.
1891 Skipton, Yorkshire Census, 1, Alma Terrace - Samuel Cairns, aged 2 years, born Skipton, son of James and Catherine Cairns.
1901 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 4, Devonshire Street - Samuel Cairns, aged 12 years, born Skipton, son of James and Catherine Cairns.
1911 Fleetwood, Lancashire Census: 58, Milton Street - Samuel Cairns, aged 22 years, born Skipton, Yorkshire. [Samuel was boarding with Mary Walmsley, widow.]
The British Army Service Record for Samuel Cairns exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Gnr Samuel Cairns, 69703, R.G.A.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Gnr Samuel Cairns, 69703, 161 Hvy Bty. R.G.A.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: A/Bomb'r Samuel Cairns, 69703, 135 Hvy Bty., R.G.A. Date and Place of Death: 3.1.17. 43 C. C. Stn. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - James. £0 5s. 4d.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: A/Bombardier Samuel Cairns, 69703, 135 Heavy Bty., R.G.A. Date and Place of Death: 3.1.17. 43 Cas. Cl. St. France or Belgium. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - James. £9 16s. 3d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Samuel. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Catherine Cairns. Relationship: Mother. Address: 16, Otley Street, Skipton, Yorks.
Samuel is commemorated on the Fleetwood War Memorial.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
CAIRNS, Bombardier Samuel, aged 28, R.F.A., Otley Street, [Skipton], died of wounds, Jan. 3, 1917.
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Bombardier Samuel CAIRNS
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Garrison Artillery
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