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BURKE, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1719 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915, Enlisted at Murwillimbah, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murwillimbah, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Catholic Convent School, Murwillimbah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer/Clerk |
| Died: | Enteric Fever, At sea (HS Gascon), 2 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain W.C. Mayne officiated Panel 45, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Murwillumbah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1719, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Murwillimbah, NSW | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1719, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1719, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Dominic and Fanny Burke of South Murwillimbah, NSW. Brother of Dorothy Agnes Burke of Tweed Heads, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal