Regimental number | 2037 |
Place of birth | Tweed River, New South Wales |
School | Convent (Catholic) School, Murwillimnah, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Eileen Burke, 93 Kennigo Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Militar Cemetery (Plot XZ, Row J, Grave No. 16), Beligum |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Mary BURKE; husbane of Eileen BURKE, Innisfall, Ering Street, Murwillumbah, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |