
Name on Memorial: BURNETT, JAMES
Name: James Burnett
Age: 21
Service No: 252251
Rank: Sapper
Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers, Railway Operating Division, 45th Broad Gauge Operating Coy (formerly S/13780 Black Watch)
Awards: n/a
Died: 13/05/1918
Theatre of Death: France & Flanders
Cause of Death: Died of Pneumonia on Active Service
Cemetery/Memorial: LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY
Grave/Panel Ref: V. B. 3
Additional Info:
Foster Mother- Mrs Margaret Burnett, 37 Corbiehall, Bo’ness. Died at 17 CCS, then located in Arques, France, “of lobar pneumonia, the disease being aggravated by cold and exposure on active service” (from Service Records). Was a trained Locomotive Driver in R.O.D.
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