Private

John Burke

Conflict: 
Anglo Boer War
Additional Information: 

Next of kin, Mr David Burke (father), East Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6317
Name:
John Burke
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
D. Burke, East Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Pahiatua, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, 8 Contingent, North Island Regiment, C Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of measles and septic pneumonia (Somes Island, Wellington).
Date of Death:
18 August 1902
Day of Death:
Monday
Conflict: 
Anglo Boer War

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 February 1902
Vessel:
Surrey
Destination:
South Africa

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block 01, Row 01, Plot 0029
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
John Burke
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