William Joseph BURKE

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Service Number:	1664
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newbridge, New South Wales, Australia, 24 December 1896
Home Town:	Barry, Blayney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Osborne Public School,New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Laborer
Died:	Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1664, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1664, 45th Infantry Battalion , HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1664, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1664 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07

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