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BURKE, William Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1664 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| 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, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1664, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1664, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1664, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :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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