John Thomas BURKE

Regimental number5796
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationOrchardist
AddressPicnic Point, Bairnsdale, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ellen Burke, Picnic Point, Bairnsdale, Victoria
Enlistment date3 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 7 July 1919