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BURKE, Henry Gilbert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1883 |
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Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Place of enlistment - Sydney, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1879 |
Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Sawyer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1883, 56th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Sydney, New South Wales | |
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23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1883, 56th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT "A37' Barambah from Sydney on 23rd June 1916, disembarking Plymouth, England on 25th August 1916. | |
23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to the 35th Battalion | |
3 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, Letter A added to his number on 3 February 1917 | |
7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1883, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1883 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Annie Louisa Burke of George Street West, Sydney, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal