William Joseph BURKE

BURKE, William Joseph

Service Number: VX39200
Enlisted: 3 January 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Stanley, Tasmania, Australia, 30 May 1915
Home Town: Williamsford, West Coast, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Illness, Borneo, 12 June 1945, aged 30 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
LABUAN MEMORIAL Panel 29. Malaysia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement VX39200
3 Jan 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX39200

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Biography contributed by Gary Hockley

Son of Joseph and Constance Mary Burke, of Williamsford, Tasmania.