Son of Ellen Burke, of 58, Kent Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Rachel Burke, of 85, Brackley Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Of 12 or 26, Kent Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted December 1914.
Burke, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Burke
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 36
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 8th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 17439
- Regiment: Royal Dublin Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- St. Gregory's R.C. Church 1914-1918 Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy, Aisne, France
- CWGC reference: III. C. 13.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/12/1914
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 23/07/1915 26/07/1917 15/11/1918 27/12/1918