Robert BURKE

Regimental number2910
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDealer
Address188 Crown Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs N Burke, 188 Crown Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 30 October 1915. Taken on strength, 20th Bn, 5 February 1916. Mortally wounded, 24 July 1916.
FateDied of wounds 24 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death32
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 36), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
90