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James Burns
« on: Monday 19 May 25 13:33 BST (UK) »
James Burns is listed on both the town war memorial and the memorial in the parish church at Shepshed.  He died in WW2.  I have researched and found almost all the other soldiers on these memorials but James Burns is being very elusive.    Can anyone give any suggestions I may be missing to find him?   I have  searched CWWG and no one looks a likely candidate.  I’m really at a brick wall and hoping someone might be able to spot something/anything to help.  We know that there must be a Shepshed connection somewhere ????

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Re: James Burns
« Reply #1 on: Monday 19 May 25 13:36 BST (UK) »
Hi do you have any specific dates/ family  etc to help .


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Re: James Burns
« Reply #2 on: Monday 19 May 25 14:15 BST (UK) »
hi, no nothing !    It’s literally just his name on the two memorials.   I’ve managed to find most other men just starting with the name and the. Linking it to Shepshed families.  I’ve searched the tigers list, war graves.  I’ve searched for Burns family members in 1921 & 1939 in Shepshed and Loughborough.  A couple of other men are on the memorial as grandsons of Shepshed residents so I’m beginning to think this might be the case with James.  I was just hoping someone else might be able to think of another way of searching ???  Long shot I know but any input most gratefully received.

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Re: James Burns
« Reply #3 on: Monday 19 May 25 14:58 BST (UK) »
Wonder whether shepshed town council who probably put up memorial would have further details...someone must have provided
Them with his name.


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Re: James Burns
« Reply #4 on: Monday 19 May 25 15:00 BST (UK) »
Details to contact are online. Worth ringing or emailing.
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Re: James Burns
« Reply #5 on: Monday 19 May 25 17:01 BST (UK) »
In 1939 living at Shepshed there is an Emma Burns married and living with Ann Walton. The family seems to come from Newcastle.  In 1931 James Burns married Emma Walton, in 1948 Emma Burns married Wallace Cunningham. If this is the same Emma maybe James died in the war?

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Re: James Burns
« Reply #6 on: Monday 19 May 25 17:52 BST (UK) »
That’s an interesting find thank you I’ll try and look into it

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Re: James Burns
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 20 May 25 10:18 BST (UK) »
The marriage was by Special Licence, so perhaps James was in the army or navy at the time.

North Mail and Newcastle Chronicle, Monday, December 7, 1931:-
At Newcastle, by Special Licence, December 5th, James Burns to Emma Walton; both of Elswick.
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