Octavius Harwood Burns

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 19 January 1893, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Died 21 October 1988, New Plymouth
  • Last rank Gunner
  • Service number 2/2589
  • Served In New Zealand Field Artillery
  • Next of Kin Mr R. Burns (father), Ōtākou, Dunedin
  • Pre-war occupation Clerk
  • ReligionChurch of England (Anglican)
  • Enlisted17 October 2015
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 37 Maunganui, departed 8 January 1916, Wellington, disembarked Suez, Egypt, 8 February 1916.
  • Theatres of operationEgyptian 1916, Egyptian E.F. 1916 and Western European 1916-1917
  • Periods of serviceOne year 63 days in New Zealand and two years 72 days overseas in Egypt and Western Europe. Total service of three years and 135 days.
  • Returned to New Zealandaboard Maunganui, 20 March 1918
  • Discharged28 February 1919
  • AwardedBritish War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Served in WWI and WWII (1/18/2186).