| Regimental number | 4/692 |
| Address | Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Jack Burke, Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | No 2 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Delville Wood Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No 10), Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Helena Burke, 5 Coleridge Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth |