Frank O'ROURKE

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Service Numbers:	3305, 3306, 3306, 3305
Enlisted:	27 February 1917, Originally issued with number 3306 later charged to 3305. Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
Born:	Binalong, New South Wales, Australia , 1887
Home Town:	Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Barman
Died:	New South Wales, Australia, 24 September 1965, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales
Memorials:

27 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3305, 3306, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Originally issued with number 3306 later charged to 3305. Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
9 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 3306, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
9 May 1917:	Embarked Private, 3306, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
17 Aug 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, At Moascar
2 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3305, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Frank O'Rourke and Mary A. O'Rourke of Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 28 June 1919 aboard HT Madras disembarking on 3 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal