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BURKE, Richard Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 39137 |
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| 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, Launceston Charles Street State School Great War Honour Roll, South Launceston State School Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 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: '' | |
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| 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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