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George Harman Burke

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Biographical Summary:

D Company, 18th Battalion, reported killed at Gallipoli, Hill 60, on 22 August 1915.

Private George Harman Burke, second son of Mr. Jas. A. Burke, Hailshot, Neutral Bay, is reported missing. He joined the 18th Battalion on his 18th birthday, June 3, and left for Egypt on June 25. After a couple of weeks in the latter place, he went to the front, and has been reportod missing since the 18th's famous charge of Hill 60 on August 20, or less than 11 weeks from the day he went into Liverpool camp. Private Burke was educated at St. Aloysius' College, Fort-street, and Sydney Grammar School, and at the time of his enlistment was an evening student at the Sydney University. As an athlete be was full-back for Mosman First Grade Rugby Union team, held Life-saving Society's swimming certificate, and was one of the best shots at the Grammar School. He held badges for drill at that school and played with the school's football and cricket teams. His elder brother, Tom J. Burke, was one of the first volunteers from North Sydney to join the Rabaul contingent, three days after the declaration of war. Private Burke has 14 relations with Queensland battalions in Gallipoli, and several in Flanders.
– The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 October 1915

Recorded Names:

• Burke, George Harman
• George Harman Burke

Service Number: 1393

Ranks:

• Held rank of Private

Birth Records:

• Born in Sydney

Death Records:

• 22 August, 1915

Life Events:

• Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Address:

• Hailshot Harriette Street Neutral Bay NSW Australia

Relationships:

• mother - Burke Maria
• mother - Maria Harman
• father - James Aloysius Burke
• brother - Thomas James Burke

Organisations:

• Member of - ,,
• Member of - University of Sydney

Main Sources:

• Find War Dead ndash Burke George Harman (Webpage)
• Burke George Harman SERN 1393 POB Sydney NSW POE Liverpool NSW NOK M Burke Maria (Item)
• Discovering Anzacs George Harman Burke (Webpage)
• Family Notices In memory of George Harman Burke (Newspaper Article)
• PERSONAL NOTES OUR MEN OF GALLIPOLI PRIVATE G H BURKE (Newspaper Article)
• PRIVATE GEORGE HARMAN BURKE Neutral Bay Missing (Photograph)
• BURKE GEORGE HARMAN Book of Remembrance University of Sydney (Webpage)
• Private George Harman Burke (Photograph)
• Private George Burke (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• BURKE G.H. on the Mosman Football Club Rugby Union Roll of Honour