John Burns

John Burns was born in Cronberry about 1899,  the son of Peter Burns and Susan Kilday.

Here he is on the tree

The family lived at 260 Cronberry, second row. His father was a coal miner.
His parents were in Cambuslang by 1911

Ancestry tell us:-

Name	John Burns
Birth Place	Cronberry, Ayr
Residence	Cambuslang, Lanark
Death Date	13 Oct 1918
Death Place	France and Flanders
Enlistment Place	Hamilton
Rank	Private
Regiment	Machine Gun Corps
Battalion	(Infantry)
Regimental Number	132947
Type of Casualty	Killed in action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre

CWGC has this on him.

Rank:

Private

Service No:

132947

Date of Death:

13/10/1918

Regiment/Service:

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

 

24th Bn. 

Grave Reference:

V. A. 5.

Cemetery:

ST. AUBERT BRITISH CEMETERY

Additional Information:

Son of Mr. P. Burns, of 32, Buchanan Square, Cambuslang, Lanark.