We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Charles Russell “Russ” Burrows (Ret'd) on 5 May 2014, peacefully at home in Picton, ON at 93.
Russ was born in Illinois, USA and moved to Canada at the age of one. He was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Second World War, serving with the 11th Field Company. He took part in Operation JUBILEE and landed with the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division at Dieppe on 19 August 1942. Along with hundreds of other Canadian soldiers, he was taken prisoner and was marched from camp to camp in France, Germany and Poland remaining a POW until the end of the war in 1945.
In 2012 Russ was selected to be the Royal Canadian Engineer Representative on the Royal Canadian Legion Pilgrimage of Remembrance to Dieppe. Russ was a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Branch #78 in Picton.
Russ is resting at the Whattam Funeral Home, 33 Main Street in Picton. Funeral service will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 78 in Picton on 8 May at 2:00 PM. Cremation to follow. Donations may be made to the Ontario Heart & Stroke Foundation, Ontario Lung Association or the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #78.