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Fils de Charles Stuart Burness et Florence Burness de Toronto, Ontario. Époux de Jeannette H. Burness de Glenburnie, Ontario.
Galerie numérique de Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
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Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916.
Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
Toronto Star "Pages of the Past" online
1941, May 6 p. 1
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
Toronto Star "Pages of the Past" online
1941, May 6 p 2
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
Toronto Star "Pages of the Past" online
1941, May 9 P4
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
He will be lost at sea in 1941 in the sinking of SS Nerissa.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
The S.S. Nerissa was a passenger and cargo steamer of 5,583 gross tons. Built by Wm. Hamilton & Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow, she was launched in March 1926, initially for the Red Cross Line service between New York, Halifax, and St. John's, Newfoundland.
During World War II the Nerissa was used as a troop transport. She had sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on 21 April 1941, and called at St. John’s, Newfoundland en route to the United Kingdom, sailing unescorted (i.e. not in convoy). On the night of 30 April – 1 May 1941 Nerissa was about 120 miles out from Lough Foyle, Ireland (Lat. 55-57 N., Long. 10-08 W) when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-552 with a loss of life of 206 passengers and crew, including Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Charles Burness.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
The panel on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada showing the inscription of Kenneth Charles Burness's name.
In the official report of the sinking of the S.S. Nerissa, in which Lieutenant Colonel Burness was killed, Major C.P. Stacey, the Historical Officer at the Canadian Military Headquarters in London, UK wrote: "The loss of Lt.-Col. Burness in particular will be a serious one. Officers who crossed with me on the 'Capetown Castle,' and who had lately been associated with him at R.M.C., KINGSTON, where he was Chief Instructor, spoke of him as being in their opinion one of the most brilliant soldiers in the Canadian service."
Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
The Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on which Kenneth Charles Burness's name is inscribed.
Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
The dedication panel on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on which Kenneth Charles Burness's name is inscribed.
Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
Entry for Burness summarizing his service during the First World War, from: University of Toronto Roll of Service 1914-1918, published by University of Toronto Press, 1921.
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
From the Toronto Telegram November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
From the Owen Sound Sun Times May 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Galerie numérique de
Lieutenant-colonel Kenneth Charles Burness
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
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Toronto Star "Pages of the Past" online 1941, May 6 p. 1
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Toronto Star "Pages of the Past" online 1941, May 6 p 2
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Toronto Star "Pages of the Past" online 1941, May 9 P4
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He will be lost at sea in 1941 in the sinking of SS Nerissa.
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The S.S. Nerissa was a passenger and cargo steamer of 5,583 gross tons. Built by Wm. Hamilton & Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow, she was launched in March 1926, initially for the Red Cross Line service between New York, Halifax, and St. John's, Newfoundland. During World War II the Nerissa was used as a troop transport. She had sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on 21 April 1941, and called at St. John’s, Newfoundland en route to the United Kingdom, sailing unescorted (i.e. not in convoy). On the night of 30 April – 1 May 1941 Nerissa was about 120 miles out from Lough Foyle, Ireland (Lat. 55-57 N., Long. 10-08 W) when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-552 with a loss of life of 206 passengers and crew, including Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Charles Burness.
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The panel on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada showing the inscription of Kenneth Charles Burness's name. In the official report of the sinking of the S.S. Nerissa, in which Lieutenant Colonel Burness was killed, Major C.P. Stacey, the Historical Officer at the Canadian Military Headquarters in London, UK wrote: "The loss of Lt.-Col. Burness in particular will be a serious one. Officers who crossed with me on the 'Capetown Castle,' and who had lately been associated with him at R.M.C., KINGSTON, where he was Chief Instructor, spoke of him as being in their opinion one of the most brilliant soldiers in the Canadian service." Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
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The Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on which Kenneth Charles Burness's name is inscribed. Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
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The dedication panel on the Halifax Memorial at Point Pleasant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on which Kenneth Charles Burness's name is inscribed. Image taken 1 April 2018 by Tom Tulloch.
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Entry for Burness summarizing his service during the First World War, from: University of Toronto Roll of Service 1914-1918, published by University of Toronto Press, 1921.
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From the Toronto Telegram November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Owen Sound Sun Times May 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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MONUMENT COMMÉMORATIF DE HALIFAX Nova Scotia, Canada
Ce Monument commémoratif, érigé au parc de Point Pleasant dans la capitale de la Nouvelle-Écosse, est l'un des rares hommages concrets aux hommes disparus en mer. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la Marine royale du Canada perdit vingt-quatre navires et près de deux mille membres de ses effectifs.
Le Monument fut érigé par la Commonwealth War Graves Commission et inauguré en novembre 1967 selon les traditions navales, par M. H.P. MacKeen, lieutenant-gouverneur de la Nouvelle-Écosse, en présence de M. R. Teillet, alors ministre des Affaires des anciens combattants.
Le Monument est formé d'une grande croix du Sacrifice en granit, de douze mètres de haut, que peuvent facilement voir tous les navires qui approchent du port de Halifax. La croix est montée sur une grande plate-forme de granit portant 23 panneaux de bronze sur lesquels sont gravés les noms de plus de trois mille hommes et femmes qui périrent en mer.
L'inscription, en français et en anglais, se lit ainsi :
1918-1945
À LA MEMOIRE
DES HOMMES ET DES FEMMES
DE LA MARINE DE GUERRE
DE L'ARMÉE ET DE LA
MARINE MARCHANDE
DU CANADA
DONT LES NOMS SONT
INSCRITS ICI
LEURS TOMBES SONT
INCONNUES MAIS LEUR
SOUVENIR VIVRA.
Le 19 juin 2003, le gouvernement du Canada a désigné le 3 septembre de chaque année comme étant une journée de reconnaissance de la contribution des anciens combattants de la marine marchande.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
L’image du coquelicot est une marque déposée de la Légion royale canadienne (Direction nationale) et est utilisée avec sa permission. Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus sur le coquelicot.
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