Regimental number | 4352 |
Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | East Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Uncle, Mr J Allan, Longreach, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Dochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 8), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Minmi General Cemetery, New South Wales. Mother: Mrs A. Burke, 30 Caldwell Street, Merewether, New South Wales. Native of Newcastle, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1079 Lance Corporal Benjamin BURKE, 34th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Enlisted, 3 January 1916. Taken on strength, 17th Bn, in the field, 24 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Real name: Edward BURKE |