Post 174 Lennox, South Dakota

Post 174

Lennox, South Dakota

Post 174 Lennox, South Dakota

About This Post

Post Namesake

Brethorst-Burma

Peter V Brethorst -- Died of Wounds

Henry B Burma -- Died of Disease at Ft Reilly, KS

HISTORY

1910

Funeral of H.B. Burma Held at Lennox

Jul 9, 1918

Funeral of H.B. Burma is Held at Lennox,
Many People, Despite Bad Weather, Gather to Honor Memory of Dead Young Soldier
(Special to the Argus-Leader)
Lennox, July 9.--The funeral of H.B. Burma, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Burma, who died at Camp Funston, took place here Sunday. The service was held at the Presbyterian church, Rev. Saathaff and Dr. Burma, a cousin of the deceased, vice president of the Presbyterian college at Dubuque, Ia,..

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Henry B. Burma died at Ft Reilly, KS

Henry B. Burma died at Ft Reilly, KS

Jul 10, 1918

Henry Burma was born April 26, 1896 in Lincoln County, South Dakota. He died July 3, 1918 at Fort Reilly, Kansas of the flu. His twin sisters came to visit him at Fort Reilly and came back with the flu.

Henry Burma is the Great Uncle of Past Depatment of South Dakota Commander Charemon Dunham (2016-17).


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