Profile image
Military service
Service number:
406689
Age:
26
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
27th Bn.
Birth:
April 2, 1891
Enlistment:
Hamilton, Ontario
Death:
August 21, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Mr. W. C. and Annie Cairns, of Port Credit, Ontario. Brother of William Cairns who also died on October 1, 1918.
Digitized service file.
Digital gallery of Corporal Charles Ridley Cairns
-
Picture of Charles Ridley Cairns was taken during WW1
-
War Memorial
Saltfleet Township War Memorial (1922), Highway 8, Stoney Creek, Ontario. -
Inscriptions
Detail of names listed on the Saltfleet Township War Memorial. -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Cabana to Campling. Microform Sequence 17; Volume Number 31829_B016726. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 161. Page 109 of 1024. -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Ridley Cairns
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Ridley Cairns
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Ridley Cairns
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Ridley Cairns
Digital gallery of
Corporal Charles Ridley Cairns
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 211 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.