George Frederick Burrows

Home Town: Chatham, Ontario Conflict: World War II Branch: Army

  • George F. Burrows standing in front of his parents' house in Chatham, Ontario, 1940.
  • Private George Burrows standing guard while stationed in the Racetrack in Queen's Park, London, Ontario, Fall, 1940.
  • Discharge Certificate for George F. Burrows.
  • Following his unit's capture of Campobasso, Italy in 1944, Private George F. Burrows is seen here on the steps of a church while on leave.
  • Northern Italy, late summer of 1944. George Burrows describes, "We had just returned from the front line for a short rest period. Temperature was 104 degrees. I am standing in my bedroom for the night among the cactus. While there, an Italian photographer came along and took this picture for [the amount of ] 2 lire and developed it while I waited."
George F. Burrows standing in front of his parents' house in Chatham, Ontario, 1940. George F. Burrows
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