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O'ROURKE, Patrick Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1823 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Moira, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 12 August 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane A3-10-37. Interred on 14 August 1958 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1823, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1823, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1823, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Company Engineers, From 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 1823, 13th Field Company Engineers, Shell shock | |
| 11 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 1823, 13th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Rourke and Ellen O'Rourke nee O'Sullivan of Cobram, Victoria.
Patrick had previously enlisted in 1914 but was discharged as unlikely to become an efficient soldier.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 July 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on 26 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal