Casualty Information
Corporal
JAMES WILLIAM
BURKE
Service Number
Age
Date of death
3607325
21
Monday, 07 August 1944
Company:
Unknown
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War Service details:
Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No).
The Border Regiment
1st Bttn KOSB location on day of death (According to War Diary)
Pissot
Possibly killed during heavy shelling and mortaring by the enemy in Le Pissot region of Normandy.
Extract from War Diary on date of death:
Patrols were sent out and reported enemy still occupying position of previous day.
Enemy shelling and mortaring of Bn area occurred at midday.
A later patrol reported no enemy in wood 684335.
Further shelling and mortar fire occurred later in the day. One casualty.
Bn left for conc area after advance party from the Suffolk Regt arrived, and the take over was done Coy by Coy.
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Memorial
BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY
III. B. 17.
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