Patricia Rita Burke

Patricia Rita Burke
Also Known As:	"Patsy"
Birthdate:	circa 1931
Death:	December 28, 1950 (14-23) Tauranga Harbour, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand (Ranui Shipwreck)
Place of Burial:	Gisborne, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand
Immediate Family:	Daughter of William Joseph Burke and Rita Emma Frances Burke Sister of Private
Occupation:	clerk

Managed by:	Private User
Last Updated:	May 22, 2022

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Just after 5.40pm on 28 December 1950 a freak wave slammed into 45ft passenger launch Ranui when she was returning from a holiday excursion to Mayor Island off Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty. 23 people died.
BURKE Patricia Rita 19 Single 68 Stanley Road, Gisborne Clerk
Headstone: In loving memory of our darling PATSY, dearly loved daughter of R E and the late W G BURKE, and sister of Marie, accidentally drowned Tauranga on 28 December 1950 aged 19 years

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1931	1931	Birth of Patricia Rita Burke
1950	December 28, 1950 Age 19	Death of Patricia Rita Burke at Tauranga Harbour Tauranga Harbour, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand Death Registration Number: (reg. 1951/18439).
1951	January 1, 1951 Age 19	Burial of Patricia Rita Burke Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand

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