Ernest Charles BURKE

Regimental number10/296
Date of birth27 February 1889
Place of birthDuntroon
True NameSWEENEY, Ernest Charles
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBaker
AddressCafe de Paris, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.3
Height5' 8"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Sweeney, Broughton Street, Gore
Previous military serviceServed in the Gore Volunteers and Naval Cadets; still serving in a military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit7th Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 February 1917
Discharge date8 May 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Ionic', 14 February 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of pre-existing disability aggravated by Active Service), 18 May 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death12 September 1968 Auckland
Age at death79
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823247

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