Lance Corporal

John Burke

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John F. Burke, of 43, France St., Newton, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
17746
Name:
John Burke
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
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
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
Royal Berkshire Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Measles and septic pneumonia
Date of Death:
01 July 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

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: 
Pier and Face 11 D.
Cemetery Location: 
France
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