Virtual War Memorial | John Edward BURKE

John Edward BURKE Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

BURKE, John Edward

Service Numbers:	QX15847, QX7691
Enlisted:	4 June 1940
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd/18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England , 20 March 1907
Home Town:	Millaa Millaa, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dairy Farmer
Died:	Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese, Borneo, 31 July 1945, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" LABUAN MEMORIAL Panel 10. Malaysia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Millaa Millaa WW2 Honour Roll, Millaa Millaa War Memorial, Ranau Number 2 Prisoner of War Jungle Camp "The Last Camp Memorial", Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Lance Corporal, QX15847
4 Jun 1940:	Enlisted
4 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX7691, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion
8 Dec 1940:	Discharged
22 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, QX15847, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion
31 Aug 1944:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal

Help us honour John Edward Burke's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Gary Hockley

Son of Jack and Francis Louisa Burke; husband of Ena Margaret Burke, of Millaa Millaa, Queensland.