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O'ROURKE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 955 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1915, Enlisted at sea. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Forest Lodge, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 955, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 955, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 955, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at sea. | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 955, 18th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the arm and thigh. | |
| 13 Nov 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 955, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to alcoholic insanity |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Nellie O'Rourke C/- Neil Coyle of Hereford Road, Forest Lodge, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 March 1916 aboard HS Esquito for Egypt where he transhipped on 11 April 1916 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 14 May 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal