Private James William "Billy" Burke was born circa 1895 in the United Kingdom. He left the UK for Canada aboard the SS Tunisian, departing Liverpool for Quebec, arriving on May 11, 1907 with his final destination being Stratford, Ontario.
He was traveling with a party of 90 other home children under the care of Annie Macpherson Homes. At some point he moved to the Coombe Home in Hespeler.
He was killed in 1916 at the Somme.
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Kitchener Public Library
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Burke, Billie.
Private.
He was one of the boys of the Coombe Home, Hespeler.
He was killed at the Somme in 1916.