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Military service
Service number:
187510
Age:
19
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)
Birth:
April 2, 1898
Rosebank, Manitoba
Enlistment:
November 16, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
April 7, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. G. 3.
Additional information
Son of William and Mary Burnett, of Carman, Manitoba.
Digital gallery of Private Henry Alexander Burnett
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Group Photo
Henry Alexander "Sandy" Burnett (seated left) Dick Burnett (Brother, seated right) Joe Anderson (standing) Sandy Burnett was a member of the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles. Sandy was killed April 9, 1917 during the attack on Vimy Ridge. He was 19 years old. His brother Dick Burnett was badly wounded, losing his leg, but surviving the war. -
Grave Marker
Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Photo of Henry Alexander Burnett
Henry Alexander (Sandy)(1898-1917)was killed in the assault on Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917 -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 291 of 926.
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Alexander Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Alexander Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Alexander Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Alexander Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Alexander Burnett
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Alexander Burnett
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 210 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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