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O'ROURKE, James Francis

Service Number:	1
Enlisted:	9 August 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	3rd Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	Tipperary Ireland, October 1874
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Victoria, Australia, 6 December 1926, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic I, Grave 802
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World War 1 Service

9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer, 1, 31st Infantry Battalion
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement 1, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked 1, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
5 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column

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