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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Garrett Leslie Burke |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Warrant Officer Class 2 |
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| Forename(s): |
Garrett Leslie |
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| Surname: |
Burke |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
30486 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Soldier |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs E.A. Burke (wife), Palmer Crescent, Trentham, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Married |
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| Enlistment Address: |
7 Newton Street, Trentham, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Trentham |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 2 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 28 |
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| Campaigns: |
Crete |
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| Last Unit Served: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Crete |
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| Date of Death: |
23 May 1941 |
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| Age at Death: |
30 |
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| Year of Death: |
1941 |
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| Memorial Name: |
Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece |
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| Memorial Reference: |
Face 13. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of James Burke and of Amelia Bruce Burke (nee Kay); husband of E. A. Burke, of Heretaunga, Wellington |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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