BURKE, James Michael
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
48RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PO/X115910
Born:
Friday, September 28, 1923
Birthplace:
Widnes, Lancashire
Died :
Wednesday, July 12, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
20
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Marine James Burke died during operations at Sallenelles, Normandy, France. Son of James and Winifred Burke, of Widnes, Lancashire.
James Michael Burke was educated at St. Maries School, Widnes. After leaving school he was employed at High Speed Steel Alloys Ltd., before joing the Armed Forces on 5 October 1942. His active service in the Royal Marines included participation in the North African campaign and the invasion of Sicily.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/128.
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM104/128.
Report on his death in the Widnes Weekly News, p5, published 4 August 1944.
The 1939 Register covering Widnes.
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