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O'ROURKE, Henry James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3661 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stonemason |
| Memorials: | Guildford State School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3661, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 22 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3661, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3661, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 22 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3661, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3661, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 13 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3661, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Prince Street, Rozelle, NSW.
Next of kin given as his brother James O'Rourke of Lord Street, Guildford, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 May 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 12 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal