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O'ROURKE, William Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7445 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Pingelly, Western Australia, 18 October 1885 |
| Home Town: | West Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Commission Agent |
| Died: | Guildford, Western Australia, 30 May 1936, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section HA, Grave 0241 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7445, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7445, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7445, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 4 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7445, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas O'Rourke and Mary Jane O'Rourke nee Holdway of Pingelly, WA.
Husband of Elizabeth Margaret O'Rourke nee Stalker of Hay Street, West Perth, WA. William and Elizabeth married during 1913c in Geraldton, WA
Commenced return to Australia 27 September 1918 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 7 November 1918
Medal: British War Medal