Next of kin address England More info This man served through WW1 with the surname Bottoms, and this was the name he had when he married in 1918. His service record indicates that he changed his surname in 1925 to Burns. The 1939 record show that he and his wife Kathleen were living in Gosport under the surname Burns. His death is recorded under the surname Burns, with a close match for date of birth. served aboard HMS Kempenfelt from August 1915 to March 1917.