Edmund Joseph BURKE

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Service Number:	B2909
Enlisted:	2 December 1940
Last Rank:	Able Seaman
Last Unit:	HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 August 1918
Died:	Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom Panel 75 Col 2
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Kangaroo Point H.M.A.S. Moreton Honour Roll

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3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Able Seaman, B2909, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
2 Dec 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B2909

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