William O'ROURKE

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Service Number:	3030
Enlisted:	15 February 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dean, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1974, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

15 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3030, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 3030, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 3030, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
23 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3030, 29th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the chest causing emphysema. Embarked for England on 21 April 1917 aboard HS St. George
12 Feb 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3030, 29th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded

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Address given at the time of enlistment was Little Smith Street, Geelong, Victoria.

Son of Bernard (Barney) O'Rourke and Mary O'Rourke nee Dwyer of Murrayville, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 24 September 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal