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O'ROURKE, Thomas Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 511 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Enlisted at Lithgow, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Rockley, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bell, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Result of accident, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 9 January 1925 |
| Cemetery: |
Lithgow General Cemetery, Bowenfels, New South Wales Roman Catholic Row 1, Grave 3B |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 511, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Lithgow, NSW | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 511, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 511, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 511, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Severe wound to the left shoulder. Invalided to England on 13 June 1917 aboard HS Brighton | |
| 25 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 511, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to blindness in the right eye |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas O'Rourke and Annie O'Rourke of Bell, Blue Mountains, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 18 Novermber 1917 at Melbourne then overland to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal