William BURKE

BURKE, William

Service Number: 609
Enlisted: 19 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 30th Infantry Battalion
Born: Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, 11 December 1894
Home Town: Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling: Waverley Christian Brothers School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Quarryman
Died: Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery: Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Plot I. Row F. Grave 3. Inscription: "SIGH, WIND IN THE PINE COVER IT OVER WITH SNOW; TERRIBLE THINGS WERE DONE LONG, LONG AGO." D. STEWART
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

19 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 609, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 609, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 609, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
16 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 609, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.A.T. "Hororata"
23 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 609, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 609, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"BURKE.- In memory of our dear son and brother, William Burke, killed in action in France on July 20, 1916. R.I.P. Inserted by his loving father and mother, brothers and sisters; and Mr. and Mrs. P. Burke, Read street, Waverley. 

BURKE.- In memory of my dear nephew, William Burke killed in action July 20 1916. R.I.P. Inserted by Margaret O'Connor, Read street, Waverley." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 20 Jul 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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