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Place of birth
Chopwell, North East England, England, United Kingdom
Place of death
Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Age
21 years
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Biography

Thomas "Tom" Cairns (1896 – 13 October 1917) was an English professional football inside left who played in the Football League for Newcastle United.

Personal life

Cairns enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery in 1915, during the First World War. Serving in 'Z' 61st Trench Mortar Battery, he saw action at Fromelles and at the Third Battle Of Ypres. Cairns was killed east of Arras on 13 October 1917, during the build-up to the offensive on Cambrai. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

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