Regimental number | 23 |
Place of birth | Jarrow on Tyne, Co. Durham, England |
School | Board School, Jarrow on Tyne, Co. Durham, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 13 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Rowena, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Burke, Cotelea Station, Rowena, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 55.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 43 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row V, Grave No. 4), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 123 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary BURKE; husband of Annie BURKE, "Braidwood", Napper Street, Coogee, new South Wales. Native of Jarrow-on-Tyne, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |