Burke E Pte 13614 Machine Gun Corps

Burke E Pte 13614 Machine Gun Corps

BURKE, EL MUND, Private, No. 136914, 19th Battn. Machine Gun Corps, eldest s. of Mark William Burke, of 29, Spondon Road, Broad Lane, South Tottenham, N., by his wife, Annie; b. Clerkenwell, E.C., 6 May, 1899; educ. Earlsmead School, Tottenham, N.; enlisted 7 May, 1917: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 28 April, 1918, and was killed in action 6 June following. An officer wrote: “I liked him awfully, as did all the men; he was such a nice boy, always willing to do his best under any trying circumstances.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

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