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O'ROURKE, Mark John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5661 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1879 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Elwood, Victoria, Australia, 21 January 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5661, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5661, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5661, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 30 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5661, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Rourke and Elizabeth O'Rourke nee Ready.
Husband of Elizabeth Howard O'Rourke nee Findlater of Latrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Mark and Elizabeth married during 1904c in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 22 March 1919 aboard HT Derbyshire disembarking on 22 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal