Royal Engineers Killed in action at Georgeo The son of James Hardiman Burke and Anne Louisa O'Hara Burke was the first British officer killed in the Crimean war. He was posthumously awarded a Turkish Gold Mejedieh for gallantry in crossing the Danube against superior Russian forces. Bio by George Seitz
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Birth: 01/01/1828 (Ireland)
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Lived in
Ruse, Obshtina Ruse