BOURKE, David Christopher
| Service Number: | 1310 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Irvinestown, Ireland, June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, Egypt, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Queensland Police Service Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1310, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Constable David Bourke immigrated to Australia after serving five years in the Royal Irish Constabulary. He Joined the Queensland Police on the 11 of February 1914. On the 13 of January 1915, Bourke, Hughes, Johnson and Mulvie, whose names all appear on this list, joined the 15th Battalion – It is understood that these men were friends as they all came from the same town in Ireland. Private Bourke embarked aboard HMAT Seang Bee A48 on 12 February in 1915, he was 26 years old. While the 15th Battalion landed and fought at the Gallipoli landing on 25 April, but it is not known when or where Bourke sustained the injuries of which he later died. The wounds were to his left arm and may have occurred anytime from 27 to 30 of April. Bourke was admitted to the Government Hospital Alexandria on the 1 May 1915, but his wounds were already septic and he died the following day." - SOURCE (www.police.qld.gov.au)
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