Henry Gilbert BURKE

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Service Number:	1883
Enlisted:	1 March 1916, Place of enlistment - Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1879
Home Town:	Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sawyer
Died:	Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

1 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1883, 56th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Sydney, New South Wales
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1883, 56th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT "A37' Barambah from Sydney on 23rd June 1916, disembarking Plymouth, England on 25th August 1916.
23 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to the 35th Battalion
3 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, Letter A added to his number on 3 February 1917
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1883, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1883 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07

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Husband of Annie Louisa Burke of George Street West, Sydney, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal