Regimental number | 1079 |
Place of birth | Minmi, New South Wales |
School | Minmi Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Minmi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Burke, Church Street, Minmi, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107, 1 June 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169, 4 October 1917. |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Mentioned in Despatches, 9 April 1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Dochy Farm new British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 6), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 123 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Minmi General Cemetery, New South Wales. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4352 Pte John ALLEN (real name: Edward BURKE), 17th Bn, killed in action, 9 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front |