Regimental number | 810 |
Place of birth | Fremantle, Western Australia |
School | Bayswater and Fremantle State Schools, Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Bread carter |
Address | Bayswater, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, John Burke, Bayswater, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died at Rouen, France. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot II, Row M, Grave No. 11B), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Jane BURKE, 118 Rupert Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 3456 Pte William Basil ECCLESTONE, 16th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |