James O'ROURKE

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Service Number:	3351
Enlisted:	1 August 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1878
Home Town:	Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, April 1947, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Section U, Grave 2787. Interred on 16 April 1947
Memorials:

1 Aug 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3351, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
4 Aug 1917:	Involvement Private, 3351, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
4 Aug 1917:	Embarked Private, 3351, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
27 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3351, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Wound to the left knee. Invalided to England on 1 September 1918
14 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3351, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of John O'Rourke and Maria O'Rourke nee Curley of Albert Road, Albert Park, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1918 aboard HT Leicestershire

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal