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Robert BURKE

Regimental number1112
Place of birthCoonamble, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Wee Waa, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, William Burke, Wee Waa, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of death3 August 1915
Age at death27.11
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W. and Cecilia Emma BURKE, the Cordial Factory, Wee Waa, New South Wales. Native of Coonamble, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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