Richard Charles BURKE

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Service Number:	39137
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Influenza, United Kingdom, 1 March 1919, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Section IV, Row F, Grave 2 Epitaph reads "In Memory Of Dearly Loved Son Of Mrs Burke, Tasmania"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, South Launceston State School Pictorial Honour Roll

26 Nov 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 39137, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
26 Nov 1917:	Embarked Gunner, 39137, Field Artillery Brigades, SS Indarra, Melbourne
1 Mar 1919:	Involvement Gunner, 39137, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 39137 awm_unit: 12 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1919-03-01

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