Adrian Lambert Burke b. 1891 Numurkah,Victoria, Australia d. 19 Mar 1961 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia: Our Family History

1891 - 1961 (70 years)

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Name	Adrian Lambert Burke
Birth	1891	Numurkah,Victoria, Australia [1]
		Birth Details - Adrian Lambert Burke Surname Burke, Given Names Adrian Lambert, Event Birth, Sex male, Father John Lambert, Mother Minnie Aikenhead, Birth Place Numurkah, Year 1891, Reg Number 35920

Gender	Male
War Service	27 Mar 1915	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [2]
	Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force - Unit D Company, 24th Battalion A.I.F





		Australian Military Service Record of Adrian Lambert Burke Adrian Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, Unit: D Coy, 24th Battalion on 27 Mar 1915 and served until his return to Australia at the end of the First World War. His was wounded three times and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery.
		World War I - Australian Imperal Force - Nominal Roll - Adrian Lambert Burke. Adrian Lambert Burke enlisted in the 6th Infantry Brigade, 24th Infantry Battalion - "D" Company on 27 mar 1915 and returned to Australia on 20 January 1919.
		First World War Embarkation roll Adrian Lambert Burke Service number 834, Rank Private, Roll title 24 infantry Battalion (May 1915, conflict first World War, 1914 - 1918, Date of Embarkation 10 May 1915, Place of embarkation Melbourne, ship embarked on HMAT Euripides, Ship number A14
		Australian Imperial Force - Nominal Roll - Adrian Lambert Burke 834 Adrian Lambert Burke aged 24, Occupation Clerk, Single, address Bank of Australia Corryong, Next of kin J.L. Burke, Father, Corryong, Religion C of E, enlisted 28 Mar 1915.
		A14 - HMAT Euirpides The HMAT A14 Euripides weighed 15,050 tons with an average cruise speed of 15 knots or 27.78 kmph. It was owned by the G Thompson & Co Ltd, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 2 June 1917.
Military Honours	1 Sep 1918	Mont St. Quentin, France
	Awarded Distinguished conduct medal
		Honours and Awards - Adrian Lambert Burke Adrian Lambert Burke, Service Number 834, Rank Company Sergeant Major, Unit 24th Battalion, Service Army, conflict First World War, 1914 - 1918, Award Distinguished conduct Medal, Date of London Gazette 3 June 1919, Location in London Gazette Page 6863, Position 9, Date of commonwealth of Australia Gazette 15 September 1919, Location in…
Military Honours	5 Oct 1918	Montbrehain, France
	Awarded the Distinguished Conduct - see attached extract from London and Commonwealth Gazzette
		834 Company Sergeant-Major A.L. Burke D.C.M - Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal Adrian Lambert Burke was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal - see extract of the London and Commonwealth Gazettes.

Military Honours	3 Jun 1919	Mont St. Quentin, France
	Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for: "Through the final operations he showed marked gallantry and ability to command. At Mont St Quentin, on the 1st September , 1918, he rendered most valuable assistance to his company commander; and at Montbrehain, on 5th October, 1918, after the company Officers had been killed and he himself wounded, he reconnoitered forward of the company's position, and personally sighted several new posts and got the men allotted to them." It appeared in the London Gazette of the 3rd June, 1919 and promulgated in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No.51, dated 10th June 1920



Military Honours	25 Nov 1920	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
	1914 - 15 Star

		1914-15 Star The 1914?15 Star was authorised in 1918 and was awarded for service in specified theatres of war between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915. A recipient of the 1914 Star could not also be awarded the 1914?15 Star. Eligibility The 1914-15 Star may be awarded to those who saw service in a prescribed Theatre of War between 5 August 1914 and 31…
Military Honours	11 Jul 1922	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
	Award Victory Medal

		Victory Medal Left to Right: obv Face and Rev Face The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. Each of the Allied nations issued a ?Victory Medal' to their own nationals with all of these having the figure of Victory on the obverse as a common feature. Australians were awarded the medal…
Military Honours	11 Jul 1922	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
	Awarded British War Medal

		British War Medal British War Medal, Left to Right Obv and Rev Sides Instituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of World War I and record the service given. The qualification period was later extended to cover post-war mine clearance and service in Russia during 1919 and 1920. The British War Medal was awarded for service in a theatre of war between 5…
Death	19 Mar 1961	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia [3, 4]
		Death details - Adrian Lambert Burke Adrian Lambert Burke died 1961 age 69 at Heidelberg, Victoria,Austalia
		Death Notice of Adrian Lambert Burke Adrian Lambert, Burke died 19 March 1961 at the Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. His death notice was published in the Age Newspaper on 21 Mar 1961.


Funeral Service	22 Mar 1961	88 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia [5]
	The funeral of the late Mr Adrian Lambert Burke will leave W. G. Apps & Sons' funeral home, 88 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, Tomorrow, after a service commencing at 11 am for the Brighton Cemetery.

Burial	22 Mar 1961	Brighton Cemetery, 261 North Road, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia [6]
		Funeral Notice of Adrian Lambert Burke Adrian Lambert Burke Funeral service was held at the W.G. Apps & Sons' funeral home, 88 Carlisle Street, St Kilda on 22 Mar 1961, and after a short service will leave for the Brighton Cemetery.

Person ID	I21	Tucker Family Tree
Last Modified	4 Sep 2013

Father	John Lambert Burke, b. 15 Apr 1866, Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia d. 18 Nov 1954, 34 Orrong Crescent, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia (Age 88 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Minnie Aikenhead, b. 05 May 1870, High Street, Launceston,Tasmania, Australia d. 7 Jul 1953, 34 Orrong Crescent, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia (Age 83 years)
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	17 Feb 1891	Malunnah, Port Frederick, Tasmania, Australia [7, 8]

		Marriage John Lambert Burke to Minnie Aikenhead John Lambert Burke married Minnie aAikenhead 17 Feb 1891 at her fathers residence "Malunnah", West Devonport, Tasmania

		Malunnah The Residence of William and Helen Aikenhead. It is located at 1-3 Malunnah Close, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Family ID	F2811	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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Children

+	1. Adrian Lambert Burke, b. 13 Sep 1924, Colaba Private Hospital, 88 Orrong Rd, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia d. 1965, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 40 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]

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Last Modified 4 Sep 2013

Sources

[S13] Department of Justice, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, Federation Index, Victoria 1889 - 1901, (Macbeth Genealogical Services Pty Ltd), 1891 (Reliability: 2).
Surname Burke, given names Adrian Lambert, Event Birth, Sex male, Father John Lambert, Mother Minnie Aikenhead, Birth Place Numurkah, Year 1891, Reg Number 35920.
[S64] Australian Government, World War I Military Service Record, (Australian National Archives), 27 Mar 1915 (Reliability: 3).
See attached Australian Military forces record of Adrian Lambert Burke Service number 834, unit D Coy 2rth Battalion A.I.F.
[S16] Department of Justice, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, Death Index Victoria 1921 - 1985, (Macbeth Genealogical Services Pty Ltd), 1961 (Reliability: 2).
Surname Burke, Given names Adrian Lambert, Father John Lambert, Mother Minnie Aikenhead, Death Place Heidelberg, age 69, Year 1961, Registration Number 4567, Event Death.
[S64] Australian Government, World War I Military Service Record, (Australian National Archives), 19 Mar 1961 (Reliability: 3).
Burke A. L 24th battalion Deceased 19 - 3 -61 (CWGC) - Entry found on page 51 of his service record.
[S206] The Age Newspaper, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 Mar 1961 (Reliability: 3).
The Funeral of the late Mr Adrian Lambert Burke will leave W. G. Apps & Sons' funeral home, 88 Carlisle Street St Kilda, Tomorrow after a service commencing at 11 am for the Brighton Cemetery.
[S206] The Age Newspaper, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 Mar 1961 (Reliability: 3).
Adrian Lambert Burke was buried at the Brighton Cemetery, Caulfield, Victoria on 22 mar 1961.
[S133] Launceston Examiner Newspaper, 17 Feb 1891, 1 (Reliability: 3).
John Lambert Burke Married Minnie Aikenhead 17 February 1891 at the home of her father "Malunnah", West Devonport
[S6] Archives Office of Tasmania, Tasmanian Pioneers, (The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Association with the Archives Office of Tasmania), 17 Feb 1891 (Reliability: 3).
Surname Aikenhead, Given Names Minnie, Age 20, Sex Female, Event Marriage, Spouse Surname Burke, Spouse Given Names John Lambert, Age 24, Registration Place Port Frederick, Event Date 17 Feb, Event Year 1891, Registration Year 1891, Registration Number 828, RGD Number 37