Ernest Burnham

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Updated:

August 25th, 2016

United Kingdom

Burnham, Ernest

Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Date of Death:	May 24th, 1945
Place of Death:
Memorial:	Jakarta War Cemetery, 6 - D - 9

Biography:
Ernest Burnham was Quartermaster aboard the s.s. City of Manchester when the ship sunk on February 28th, 1942. Burnham was one of the men taken POW by the Japanese submarine I-53 (I). He died as a POW on May 24th, 1945.

Functions/Promotions:

?:	Quartermaster (Merchant Navy)

Career:

Quartermaster s.s. City of Manchester

Text: Wilco Vermeer
Sources:
- Tower Hill, We will remember them (Retrieved July 8th, 2015)
- B, Jakarta War Cemetery Roll of Honor (Retrieved July 8th, 2015)
- Burnham, Ernest, Commonwealth War Graves Commission (Retrieved July 8th, 2015)

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