Thomas O'ROURKE

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Service Number:	20992
Enlisted:	30 November 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Kilmacthomas, County of Waterford, Ireland, 1893
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 11 June 1974, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland Lawn plaque, Row 6, Grave 18.
Memorials:

30 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 20992, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
11 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 20992, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
11 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 20992, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
6 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Division Artillery , From 9th Field Artillery Brigade
4 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
30 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 20992, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
20 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 20992, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of John O'Rourke and Mary O'Rourke nee Tobin of Kilmacthomas, County of Waterford, Ireland.

Next of kin was given as his sister Margaret O'Rourke of Kilmacthomas, County of Waterford, Ireland.

Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarking on 4 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.

Post war Thomas was a long time member of the Cairns RSL, address at the time was Danbulla, QLD and was employed by P.E.I. Works of Danbulla

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal