James O'ROURKE

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Service Number:	2203
Enlisted:	11 June 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Captain's Flat, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

11 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2203, 25th Infantry Battalion
18 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2203, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2203, 25th Infantry Battalion, Would to the left eye
28 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, From 25th Battalion
31 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2203, 9th Infantry Battalion
20 Dec 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2203, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to Laucoma of the left eye caused by a bomb blast at Gallipoli

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Next of kin given was a friend Sarah James of Newtown, Toowoomba, QLD. James and Sarah later married in QLD during December 1916.

Commenced return to Australia on 31 August 1916 aboard NZHS Marama disembarking on 17 October 1916 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal