Robert O'Hara Burke
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 163 years ago |
Date of birth | May 6,1821 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Galway |
Ireland | |
Date of died | June 28,1861 |
Died | Cooper Creek |
Australia | |
Buried | Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Australia |
Siblings | Fanny Marie Burke |
John Hardiman Burke | |
Parents | James Hardiman Burke |
Anne Louisa Burke | |
Job | Soldier |
Police officer | |
Army officer | |
Explorer | |
Books | The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition: an Account of the Crossing the Continent of Australia: From Cooper's Creek to Carpentaria, with Biographical Sketches of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills |
The Expedition of Burke and Wills & the Search to Find Them (by Burke, Wills, King & Walker) | |
Place of burial | Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Australia |
Awards | Founder's Gold Medal |
Education | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1383516 |
Robert O'Hara Burke Life story
Robert O'Hara Burke was an Irish soldier and police officer who achieved fame as an Australian explorer.