Sapper

Jack Burke

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Helena Burke, of 5, Coleridge St., Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt and Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
4/692
Name:
Jack Burke
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
21 February 1889
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Jack Burke (father), Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, 2 Field Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
22 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt, 25 May 1915

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
X. B. 10.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Jack Burke
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