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O'ROURKE, Hilary
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 56587, T255435 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1917, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6/30 Garrison Battalion (TAS) |
| Born: | Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia, 5 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Cygnet, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Tasmania, Australia, 3 September 1950, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cygnet St James Roman Catholic Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 56587, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 56587, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 56587, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jun 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Medical Corps (AIF), From re-enforcements | |
| 23 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 56587, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 6th Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 7 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, T255435 | |
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| 30 Nov 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, T255435, 6/30 Garrison Battalion (TAS) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Philip O'Rourke and Norah O'Rourke nee Dwyer of Cygnet, Tasmania.
Brother of John Douglas O'Rourke who was killed in action on 5 April 1917 while serving with the 49th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Commenced return to Australia on 5 January 1920 aboard HT Cape Verde disembarking on 26 February 1920 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart
Medal: British War Medal
On 23 November 1920 Hilary married Aileen Julia Benson in St Joseph's Church, Hobart, Tasmania