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Robert Elliot Burns

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Robert Elliot Burns

Original Name
ELLIOT
Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
5 Jun 1955 (aged 63)
East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Plot
Section S, Grave 126
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American Folk Figure. His experiences and story in escaping a Georgia State prison chain gang became the basis for the book and movie "I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang". He was a combat veteran of World War I.
American Folk Figure. His experiences and story in escaping a Georgia State prison chain gang became the basis for the book and movie "I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang". He was a combat veteran of World War I.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Feb 25, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/441947/robert_elliot-burns: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Elliot Burns (10 May 1892–5 Jun 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 441947, citing Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.