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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Cairns, George Albert |
| Date of birth: | December 12th, 1913 (London, Great Britain)
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March 19th, 1944 (Henu Block, Burma)
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British |
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Lieutenant
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Unit:
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The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's), British Army
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Awarded on:
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July 26th, 1949
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Action:
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During an attack on a hilltop occupied by the Japanese near Henu block, Burma, on 13 March 1944 a Japanese officer with a sword wounded Lieutenant Cairns on his left arm. Lieutenant Cairns however managed to put the Japanese officer out of action and continued his attack swinging around with the sword he had just captured. Doing so he again managed to put some enemies out of action. Although Lieutenant Cairns was wounded mortally in this action the Japanese were in complete disarray and fled the battlefield.
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Details:
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Lieutenant Cairns Victoria Cross is publicly displayed at the Museum of The Staffordshire Regiment, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Great Britain.
George Albert Cairns is buried at the Tuakkyan War Cemetery, Burma.
Memorial h/s; St.Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Brighstone, Great Britain.
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