William
Lionel
Burke
Born in East Garafaxa, Dufferin, Ontario
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Helen Grace (Brown) Burke
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
[private son (1930s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 83
in Markham, ON, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Feb 2012
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Contents |
Biography
William was born in 1896. William Burke ... He passed away in 1979. [1]
Marriage
- Marriage between Helen Brown and Lionel Burke[2]
- Date: 1 Jan 1929
- Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
- Bride: Helen Grace Brown
- Birth Year: abt 1899 (30y)
- Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 17 Biggar Ave., Toronto, Ont
- Occupation: School teacher
- Religious denomination: Baptist
- Father: Harry W. Brown, b. Ontario
- Mother: Helen E. Brown
- Groom: William Lionel Burke
- Birth Year: abt 1897 (32y)
- Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
- Residence: Leamington, Ont
- Occupation: School teacher
- Religious denomination: United
- Father: Robert Burke, b. Ontario
- Mother: Isabella Burke
- Witnesses: Harry W. Brown; Helen E. Brown, 17 Biggar Ave., Toronto, Ont
Military
- Attestation
- Record of: William Lionel Burke[3]
- Address: Walpole, Saskatchewan
- Next-of kin: Robert Burke (father)
- Address of Next-of kin: Walpole P.O., Saskatchewan
- Date of Birth: June 22, 1896
- Place of Birth: Grand Valley, Dufferin County, Ontario
- Trade/Calling: Farm Labourer
- Marital Status: Single
- Vaccinated and inoculated?: Yes
- In Active Militia?: No
- Previous military service?: No
- Declared by oath at: January 31, 1916
- Number 76476
- WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918
- William Lionel Burke[4]
- Born: June 22, 1896
- Place of Birth: Grand Valley, Dufferin County, Ontario
- Marital Status: Single
- Religion: Presbyterian
- Occupation: Farm labourer
- Age: 21y 10m
- Height: 5 feet, 5 inches
- Chest: 32 inches
- Complexion: fair; eyes: grey; hair: brown
- Regimental number: 268258
- Rank: Private
- Sask Regt. 1st Depot Battalion, Regina, Saskatchewan
Voter's Lists
- 1972, York North[5]
- Residence: 25 Thornbank Road, Thornhill, Ontario
- W. Lionel Burke, retired; Helen Burke; W. Robert Burke, Lib. clerk
Sources
- Graeme MacKay, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Graeme and others.
- ↑ Entered by Graeme MacKay, Feb 19, 2012
- ↑ Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS 932; Reel: 881
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Images are used with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Original data: Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.
- ↑ Canadian Expeditionary Force. CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918. Accession 1992-93/166. Record Group 150. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 1287 - 46, Regimental Number: 268258
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980; Reel: M-6171.
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