Soldier. Brigadier in the New Zealand Army. Attended Roy Military college, Duntroon from 1936-1938. Served in the Middle East during World War 1939-1945. Commanding Officer of 16 Field Regiment in Korea, 1953-1954. Subsequently held many different military posts listed in NZ Who's Who from 1950s through 1970s.
Burns, John, 1917-2003
Burns, Blackie, 1917-2003
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New Zealand Army :Eighty-two photographs mainly army investitures and awards, training ...
Date: 1914-1918, ca 1970s-1980s
By: New Zealand. Army
Reference: PAColl-3390
Description: Covers a variety of subjects including war gaming, training exercises in New Zealand and overseas, tanks and armoured personel carriers, Great White Fleet in Auckland, coast watching, Malaya, Americans in New Zealand, sentry duty, Artillery, Field hospitals and ambulance, Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Singapore Army, WWI, investitures, parachutes, Maori culture groups, road accidents, bayonet practice Quantity: 82 b&w original photographic print(s) in one box.