John Alexander Cairns Image

Name

John Alexander Cairns

Born

1921-09-22

Birth Place

Occupation

Steven-Hepner Brush Factory, RCA, Port Elgin Cabinetmakers (post-war)

Died

1988-03-20

Cemetery







Service Record 1


Highest Rank

Flight Sergeant

Conflict

Battalion

Company

427 Lion Squadron

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1941-10-16

Discharge Date

1945-08-28



Notes

Played baseball for the Port Elgin Lakesides and the Southampton Fishermen Fastball. Former member of the Port Elgion Legion Branch 340.




Sources & Links

- a) Bruce County Genealogical Society Surname Collection;
- b) Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command. “Military service recognition book, volume IV.” Fenety Marketing, 2017. Print.
- Find a Grave