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Name:
Arthur Roland Burn
Casualty No.:
Initials:
A R
Service No.:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Barnard Castle
Age at Death:
21
Ranks:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
Royal Fusiliers, Royal Engineers (before he got his commission); Durham Light Infantry, 14th Bn. attd. 6th Bn. (cwgc.org)
Teesdale Township:
Place Enlisted:
Home Address:
7 Montablo Terrace
Civilian Employment:
Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Date of Death:
26-January-1918
Place of Death:
Battles & Campaigns:
Locally Commemorated:
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UK Commemorated:
Overseas Commemorated:
Pozieres Memorial Panel 68 to 72
Buried:
Decoration and Medals:
Service :
Army
Service Records:
Death Notice/Obituary:

Arthur enlisted into the University and Public School Battalion from the Cadet Corps of the North Eastern County School, and went to France in 1915—a month before he was 19—where he remained until March 1917. He was through the first battle of the Somme, and was in the beginning of the first push north of Arras. In France Lieut. Burn was attached to the Royal Engineers, and afterwards to the Royal Fusiliers, until he got his commission.

Arthur had been asked to help stem a German advance. In the retreat towards a shallow trench he was heard to say "I've got one (been shot),can you do anything for me?" In a letter to his mother Captain Cardew wrote that Arthur died almost immediately, without pain, and about how 'his conduct that day was magnificent, and I could only wish that he had come through it to receive the honour he deserves'.

Teesdale Mercury-17/04/1918: News item: Death in Action

2nd Lieutenant Burn killed in action 27.03.1918 - DLI

Teesdale Mercury-26/03/1919: In memoriam

 

Family Details:

Son of Thomas and Sarah Burn.

Notes:

Arthur had enlisted directly upon leaving the North East Counties School. He was described as being thoroughly reliable and capable of leading his men anywhere. 

Teesdale Mercury 05/08/1914

Teesdale Mercury-17/04/1918: Roll of Honour Notice

 

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First Name: St Mary's Data; Private Individual; Last Name: Teesdale Mercury 17.04.1918 - Page 5: Column 2; St Mary's data; Private Individual; Service: St Mary's Data; Private Individual; Ranks: St Mary's Data; Teesdale Mercury 17.04.1918 - Page 5: Column 2; Unit: St Mary's Data and Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Date of Birth: St Mary's Data; Place of Birth: St Mary's Data; Home Address: St Mary's Data; Age at Death: Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Cause of Death: St Mary's Data; Date of Death: St Mary's Data; www.cwgc.org; Overseas Commemorated: St Mary's Data and Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Private Individual; Death Notice / Obituary: Teesdale Mercury 17.04.1918 - Page 5: Column 2; Local Memorials: www.newmp.org.uk; Private Individual; Teesdale Townships: Teesdale Poor Law Union 1914;
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