Thomas BURKE

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Service Number:	498
Enlisted:	2 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, 1892
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Christian Brothers Catholic School, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation:	Sailor
Died:	Died of wounds - abdomen and chest, 4th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 November 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row E, Grave 17, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

2 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 498, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 498, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 498, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Arrived in Australia aged 23 years

Son of John Burke, Market Street, Yougal, County Cork, Ireland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal