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O'ROURKE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4273 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wandering, Western Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Narrogin, Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Narrogin War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4273, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4273, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4273, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William O'Rourke and Susanna O'Rourke of Yilliming, East Narrogin, WA.
Brother of Samuel O'Rourke who was killed in action on 8 August 1915 while serving with the 16th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 56.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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