Ashley Goulding Burke

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Ashley Dunston Burke and Florence Mary Burke, of Guildford, Surrey, England; husband of Marjorie Joan Burke, of Palmerston North. The name is recorded on a standard bronze plaque in the cremation section of Wanganui (Aramoho) Cemetery.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"CRICKETER’S DEATH MR. ASHLEY BURKE (Contributed) It is with very deep regret that cricketers throughout Taranaki have heard of the death of Ashley Goulding Burke. The service that he rendered to South Taranaki, not only as a player and representative, but also as an administrator was very great. His was not the loud heralded method but the quiet unobtrusive manner, the manner of a cricketer and a gentleman. We, his companions of the prewar Kaponga Cricket eleven, deeply feel the passing of one who was respected and admired by us all." [Opunake Times, 24 October 1947, Page 4]

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Casualty

Service Number:

70552

Name:

Ashley Goulding Burke

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Birth - Unverified:

1909

Place of Birth:

Hambledon, Surrey, England

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Marital Status:

Married

Occupation on Enlistment:

Insurance Agent

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Not known

Date of Death:

19 October 1947

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Wanganui (Aramoho) Crematorium

Cemetery Reference:

Screen Wall.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand