Pte Burke, Carl Victor

Pte Burke, Carl Victor – Died of Wounds – 23 July 1943

Wounded on 20 July 1943 by German medium artillery as the battalion advanced, in well-spaced 5 yard intervals along the road from Assoro, Sicily to the main Adrano road. The barrage caught two companies in the open 1 1/2 miles short of the road junction. Pte Burke died of his wounds three days later.

NOK: Son of Clarence and Margaret Burke; husband of Rita Burke, of Sarnia, Ontario.

Classification
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Era
1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
Location of artifact
Memorial Binder

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