Burke, Cornelius
- Date of birth:
- September 2nd, 1916 (Vancouver/British Columbia, Canada)
- Date of death:
- April 25th, 1999 (Vancouver/British Columbia, Canada)
- Nationality:
- Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)
Biography
Cornelius Burke was drafted in September, was trained at HMCS Discovey and took officers training in England at HMS King Alfred.
May 1940 he sailed to Le Havre with explosives experts to demolish docks and harbor facilities prior to the arrival of the Germans. For the rest of the war, he served on Motor Gun Boats in the Meditterranean.
Following his demobilisation in 1946 he ran a travel agency in Vancouver.
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Royal Canadian Navy
- Awarded on:
- May 30th, 1944
"For outstanding courage, leadership and skill in Light Coastal Craft in many daring attacks on enemy shipping in enemy waters."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Royal Canadian Navy
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1944
"For outstanding, leadership, courage and skill in Light Coastal Craft in a successful engagement with the enemy in the Adriatic."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant
- Unit:
- Royal Canadian Navy
- Awarded on:
- January 23rd, 1945
Second DSC awarded as a bar for on the ribbon of the first DSC.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Temporary Lieutenant-Commander
- Awarded on:
- April 24th, 1945
"For courage, outstanding leadership and devotion to duty whilst serving in H.M. Ships Fabius, Brocklesby, Wilton, Quantock, Lamerton and Light Coast Forces in an attack on the Island of Lussino"
Third DSC awarded as second bar for on the ribbon of the first DSC.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (1939-1947)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Fifth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36537 published on the 26 May 1944
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36602 published on the 7 July 1944
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36903 published on the 19 January 1945
- Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 37048 published on the 20 April 1945
- Awards to the Royal Canadian Navy
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