Ernest Gordon BOURKE

BOURKE, Ernest Gordon

Service Numbers: 118, 118A
Enlisted: 23 February 1916, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: St Patricks River, Tasmania, 14 October 1898
Home Town: Meander, Meander Valley, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm labourer
Died: Died of wounds, France, 16 November 1916, aged 18 years
Cemetery: Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban
Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

23 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 118, Claremont, Tasmania
1 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 118, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 118, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
16 Nov 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 118A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 118A awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-16

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