Captain Reginald William Odo Burnett

Service Number 108142


Campaign:

World War 2


Died:

16.2.1945

3SG
Aged 24
Buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. 45, D, 12
Son of Major-General Sir James Landerdale Gilbert Burnett of Leys, 13th Bt., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., and of Lady Burnett of Leys (nee Aird), of Crathes, Kincardineshire
Birthdate: August 19, 1920
Birthplace: Crathes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Educated at Eton College

Memorial(s):

Country Location Name of Memorial Campaign Names Date(s)
England Eton College In the Cloisters Eton SL6 6DB England Eton College War Memorial World War 1
World War 2
Reginald Burnett 16-2-1945 View

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