| Regimental number | 4076 |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Savings Bank Department, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 41 |
| Height | 5' 5.75" |
| Weight | 122 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Cecilia Burke, 48 Harcourt Street, Dublin, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 5th Divisional Ammunition Corps, Canal Zone, Egypt, 16 April 1916; taken on strength of 5th Divisional Ammunition Column and mustered as a Gunner, Ferry Post East, 17 April 1916. Admitted to Hospital (rheumatism), Ferry Post, 12 May 1916; discharged to unit, 18 May 1917. Admitted to Hospital (rheumatism) and struck of strength of 5th Divisional Ammunition Corps, Ferry Post East, 25 May 1916; to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 29 May 1916; to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 5 June 1916; to Convalescent Depot, Alexandria, 15 June 1916; discharged to Australian Base, Tel-el-Kebir, 12 June 1916; joined A.A.T.D, 13 July 1916. Embarked, Alexandria, to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 August 1916; marched into A.A.T.D, Parkhouse, England, 28 September 1916; marched into Weymouth Command Depot, 30 October 1916; marched into A.A.T.D., Bulford, 27 November 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 19 June 1917. British War Medal Medal stamp marked 'returned, 10 May 1963'. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BURKE Frederick |
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