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BOURK, James Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX87708 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2 Field Regiment AMF |
| Born: | COLAC, VIC, 4 March 1910 |
| Home Town: | Alvie, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Colac, Victoria, 12 January 1987, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Colac General Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX87708, 2 Field Regiment AMF | |
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| 28 Oct 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX87708, 2 Field Regiment AMF |
Personal Stories
Notes on James Bourk
James was a single 31 year old farmer from Alvie when he joined 2 Field Regiment which had returned from the Middle East due to the threat of Japanese invasion. Since James enlisted, the regiment undertook various assignments around Australia. Then in Aug 1943 the regiment was deployed to New Guinea and disembarked at Port Moresby. After eleven months in New Guinea, the Regiment was given leave to Australia, then returned to New Guinea and remained there until the end of the war.
[Source: Colac Family History Project/WW2 Honour Roll]
Submitted 8 August 2025 by Ian Fox
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