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BOURNE, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2958 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | London, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Ackmar Road Council School, Fulham |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2958, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2958, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2958, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 2958, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2958 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia at the age of 14 years
Son of Lydia Bourne and the late James Bourne of 10 Broad Street, Balmain, NSW; brother of Edward Bourne and Thomas Bourne
11 November 1916 - To hospital with a septic left foot
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal