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BURKE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 23 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 21 July 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 23, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 23, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 23, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 23 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-07-21 |
Personal Stories
John Burke
John Burke Sergeant 23
34th Battalion Australian Infantry (AIF)
Age 43 who died on 21st July 1917
Born Ireland
Native of Jarrow were he worked in the Palmer Shipyard as a Horse keeper
Husband of Annie Burke of "Braidwood" Napper Street. Coogee. New South Wales. Australia
John Burke marriedAnnie Welsh in 1908 in Jarrow. County Durham. England
Son of Mary Burke of Jarrow. County Durham. England and the late John Burke
Grave/Memorial Reference: Trois Arbres Cemetery Steenwerk. I. V. 4
Submitted 15 December 2016 by C Lew