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BURKE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2137 |
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| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Home Town: | Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
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World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2137, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2137, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
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