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Military service
Service number:
811377
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
50th Bn.
Birth:
October 25, 1895
Enlistment:
Edmonton, Alberta
Death:
March 31, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Burke, of Ardrossan, Alberta.
Brother of Private Thomas Burke, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment).
Digitized service file.
Digital gallery of Private William Burke
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Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Private William Burke
Digital gallery of
Private William Burke
Digital gallery of
Private William Burke
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 210 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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