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BURKE, John
Personal Details
| Other Name: | COWELL, Evan Lloyd - True Name |
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| Service Numbers: | 813, 331 |
| Enlisted: | 7 December 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 15 July 1885 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Scaffolder |
| Died: | Natural causes, New South Wales, Australia, 23 May 1975, aged 89 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 813, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 813, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 813, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 331, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 3 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF) | |
| 22 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 331, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Martin and Mary.
Enlisted as John Burke, and then in 1917 made a Statutory declaration that his true name was Evan Lloyd Crowell