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BURKE, John Edward
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | QX15847, QX7691 |
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Enlisted: | 4 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England , 20 March 1907 |
Home Town: | Millaa Millaa, Tablelands, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese, Borneo, 31 July 1945, aged 38 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Millaa Millaa WW2 Honour Roll, Millaa Millaa War Memorial, Ranau Number 2 Prisoner of War Jungle Camp "The Last Camp Memorial", Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, QX15847 | |
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4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX7691, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
8 Dec 1940: | Discharged | |
22 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX15847, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion | |
31 Aug 1944: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal |
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