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BOURKE, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3406, NX29488 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 April 1917, Newcastle |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 7 March 1899 |
| Home Town: | East Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tenambit Public School and Maitland Boys' High School. New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 28 December 1972, aged 73 years |
| Memorials: | Maitland High School Roll of Honour, Tenambit Public School Roll of Honour, Tenambit Soldiers Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 16 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3406, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Newcastle | |
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| 3 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 3406, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Sep 1917: | Embarked Private, 3406, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 13 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3406, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HT Ulimaroa, Kantara for return to Australia - disembarking at North Head, Sydney 21 April 1919. | |
| 17 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3406, 1st Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted NX29488, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion, Paddington | |
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| 1 Nov 1945: | Discharged NX29488, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion, Corporal |
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