Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William C. Burke
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 24582
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion
- Place of Death: Bagdad Hospital, Iraq
- Age at Death: 20
- Date of Death: 29.12.1918
- Burial Country: Iraq
- Cemetery: Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: VII.F.5.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address:
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- Mother:
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- Siblings:
Annie Rowan or Lynch (step sister) 2 Smalls Lane, Dundee
- Spouse:
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More about William C. Burke
William C. Burke 24582 Highland Light Infantry
BURKE―No 24582 Private William C. Burke, B Coy., 1st H.L.I., died 29th December 1918, Bagdad Hospital, aged 20 years. – Inserted by his sorrowing sisters and brother.
Dundee People’s Journal 15th February 1919
Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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