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BOURKE, Ernest Gordon
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 118, 118A |
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Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion |
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 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 118, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 118, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
1 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 118, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
16 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 118A, 51st Infantry Battalion, Flers/Gueudecourt |
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