Bryan Lambert Burke

Male 1894 - 1969  (75 years)


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  • Name Bryan Lambert Burke 
    Birth 1894  Katamatite, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    War Service 5 Aug 1915  14 Oct 1919 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    1383 Private Bryan Lambert Burke enlisted in the 1st Light Horse, 11th Reinforcements on 05 Aug 1915 and served until discharged on 

    First World War Military Service Record of Bryan Lambert Burke
    First World War Military Service Record of Bryan Lambert Burke
    1383 Trooper Bryan Lambert Burke enlisted in the 1st Light Horse regiment, 11th Reinforcements on 05 Aug 1915 and served and fought overseas until his discharge in 14 Aug 1919

    First World War Embarkation Roll - Bryan Lambert Burke
    First World War Embarkation Roll - Bryan Lambert Burke
    1383 Private Bryan Lambert Burke 1st Light Horse Regiment,11 Reinforcements 04 October 1915 embarked on A47 HMAT Mashobra at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

    First World War Embarkation Roll - Trooper Bryan Lambert Burke
    First World War Embarkation Roll - Trooper Bryan Lambert Burke
    Private Bryan Lambert Burke embarked on A47 HMAT Mashobra on 45h October 1915 at Sydney New South Wales, Australia

    First World War Nominal Roll page AWM 133-7-0032 - Bryan Lambert Burke
    First World War Nominal Roll page AWM 133-7-0032 - Bryan Lambert Burke
    1383, Private Bryan Lambert Burke, 1st Light Horse Regiment, 12 Aug 1915, Returned to Australia 13 Mar 1919.
    H.M.A.T Mashobra A47
    H.M.A.T Mashobra A47
    The HMAT A47 Mashobra weighed 8,174 tons with an average cruise speed of 12.5 knots or 23.15 kmph. It was owned by the British India SN Co Ltd, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 21 December 1916. The Mashobra was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean, 15 April 1917.
    Occupation 5 Aug 1915  [3
    Overseer, Sheep station, 
    Military Honours 10 May 1923  Canberra, Australian, Capital Territory, Australai Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Bryan Lambert Burke awarded the 1914/1915 Star No. 61042 for his Military Service during WW1 

    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 10 May 1923  Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Bryan Lambert Burke Awarded the Victory Medal No. 20223 for his military service during World War 1 

    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 10 May 1923  Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Bryan Lambert Burke was awarded the British War Medal No. 20354 for his Military service during World War 1 

    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 1969  Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I22  Tucker Family Tree
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2013 

    Father John Lambert Burke,   b. 15 Apr 1866, Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1954, 34 Orrong Crescent, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Minnie Aikenhead,   b. 05 May 1870, High Street, Launceston,Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1953, 34 Orrong Crescent, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 17 Feb 1891  Malunnah, Port Frederick, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9

    Marriage John Lambert Burke to Minnie Aikenhead
    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
    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

    Family Mabel Christina Wilkins 
    Children 
    +1. Ian Lambert Burke,   b. 1930, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 2004 (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2013 

  • Sources 
    1. [S192] Australia Birth Index, , 1894 (Reliability: 2).
      Name Bryan Lambert Burke,Fathers Name John Lambert Burke, Mothers Name Minnie Aikenhead, birth Place Katamatite, Victoria, Registration Year 1894, Registration Place Victoria, Registration Number 30328.

    2. [S64] Australian Government, World War I Military Service Record, (Australian National Archives), 5 Aug 1915 (Reliability: 3).
      See Attached Military Service Record

    3. [S64] Australian Government, World War I Military Service Record, (Australian National Archives), 5 Aug 1915, 1 (Reliability: 3).
      What is your trade or calling? - Overseer Sheepstation

    4. [S64] Australian Government, World War I Military Service Record, (Australian National Archives), 10 May 1923, 14 (Reliability: 3).
      1914/1915 Star No. 61042 issued 10 may 1923

    5. [S64] Australian Government, World War I Military Service Record, (Australian National Archives), 10 May 1923, 14 (Reliability: 3).
      Victory Medal No. 20223 issued 10 May 1923

    6. [S64] Australian Government, World War I Military Service Record, (Australian National Archives), 10 May 1923, 14 (Reliability: 3).
      British War Medal No. 20354 issued 10 may 1923.

    7. [S191] Australia Death Index, 1969 (Reliability: 2).
      Name Bryan Lambert Burke, Death Place Prahran, Victoria, age 74, father's name John Lambert, Mothers name Minnie Aiken, Registration Year 1969, Registration Place Victoria, Registration Number 3041, Estimated birth Year abt 1895.

    8. [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

    9. [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


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