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BURKE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 342 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Currie State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, The Nek, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll, Currie State School Great War Honor Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Driver, 342, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Driver, 342, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr Burke, Melbourne Road, Dandenong, Victoria