Robert William BURKE DFC

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Service Number:	420438
Enlisted:	8 November 1941
Last Rank:	Pilot Officer
Last Unit:	No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales , Australia, 12 February 1922
Home Town:	Sans Souci, Kogarah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Flying Battle, Denmark, 10 April 1944, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery Brande, Denmark Plot A. Row 7. Grave 5., Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Pilot Officer, 420438
8 Nov 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 420438
Date unknown:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 420438, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45
Date unknown:	Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45

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