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O'ROURKE, Alexander Denis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4877 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rochester, Victoria, Australia, 21 July 1882 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Korumburra, Victoria, Australia, 30 September 1949, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated with remains being scattered at the cemetery |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4877, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4877, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4877, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength in the field | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4877, 7th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left buttock. Embarked for England on 20 October 1917 aboard HS St. Andrew | |
| 7 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4877, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Denis A. O'Rourke and Mary Ann O'Rourke nee Brue of Rochester, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother Frederick C. O'Rourke C/- David Harris, Loch, South Gippsland, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1919 aboard HT Devanha disembarking on 23 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal