William Richard BOURKE

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BOURKE, William Richard

Service Number:	6041
Enlisted:	25 September 1916, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, 28 July 1891
Home Town:	New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Drayman / Labourer
Died:	1. Gastric Haemorrhage, Gastric Ulcer; 2. Urgent operation for haemorrhage, General Repatriation Hospital - Greenslopes, Queensland, 14 August 1973, aged 82 years
Cemetery:	Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane Grave Location: OLD-CEM-204
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World War 1 Service

25 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6041, 25th Infantry Battalion
25 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6041, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
27 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6041, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6041, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
12 Oct 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6041, 26th Infantry Battalion
12 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion
24 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6041, 26th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Daniel Bishop

Son of Matthew BURKE & Mary (nee CAHILL) BURKE/O'BRIEN.

BORN: Richard William BURKE, 28/07/1891, Brisbane, Queensland; QLD Birth Reg No: 1891/ 48844.

MARRIAGE of Richard William BURKE & Mary Nora (nee JEFFS) RIEK, 08/06/1929, Brisbane, Queensland; QLD Marriage Reg No: 1929/ 6195.

DEATH: Richard William BURKE, 14/08/1973, General Repatriation Hospital - Greenslopes, Queensland; QLD Death Reg No: 1973/ 43732.

BURIAL: Richard William BURKE, 16/08/1973, Nudgee Cemetery - 493 St Vincents' Road - Nudgee, Queensland.

The birth, marriage and death registers of [William Richard BOURKE], born - given name: Richard William BURKE; can be referenced from the Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages - Website: Queensland Government - Queensland BDM Registry; Family History Research - "Family History Service".

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