| Obituary Record 103317 | |
|---|---|
| Pvt. Ernest C. Burkett | |
| Date of Birth: | 3/25/1895 (Mon) |
| Date of Death: | 1/18/1919 (Sat) |
| Age: | 23 |
| Source: | The Bremen Enquirer |
| Source Date: | 1/23/1919 (Thu) |
| Source Page: | 1 |
| Notes: | |
| Birth date is taken from the book 'Indiana World War Records' available online at www.hathitrust.org. That source includes a brief biography and also a picture of Private Burket (spelled with one 't'). Also, that source gives his death date as 1/19/1918. The notice of his death is from the January 23, 1919 Bremen Enquirer. It states that Pvt. Burkett died at midnight Saturday, which may be taken to be Saturday, 1/18/1919 or Sunday, 1/19/1919. The year is 1919, not 1918. | |
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