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RAMC profile of:

Ernest George CAIRNS
[Service No: 59172]

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Place or Date of Birth:	Hackney, Middx.

Service Number:	59172

TF Number:

Rank:	Pte

Unit:

Attached To:	H.S. "Galeka"

Enlistment Location:	Llanelly

Also Served:

Outcome:	Died at Sea

Date Died:	28/10/1916
Age Died:	37

Where Buried and/or Commemorated:	France - Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre - "Galeka" Memorial

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Ernest entered the war serving onboard a hospital ship on 21st June 1915. He was serving on the hospital ship "Galika" when the ship was sunk by a mine explosion near the Havre at 6 a.m. on 28th September 1916. He was the son of Robert and Annie Cairns of London.


Additional Information:	Date Added: Sunday 29 October, 2017

Ernest's name is commemorated on the Ste Marie memorial

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