Harold George ROURKE

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Service Number:	3242
Enlisted:	28 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Warkworth Public School, Singleton Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Wheat Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot I. Row D. Grave 4. Inscription: FOR GOD, FOR KING AND COUNTRY
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warkworth Public School Roll of Honour

28 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3242, Depot Battalion (AIF), Liverpool, New South Wales
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3242, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3242, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 20th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3242, 56th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Huntsend"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3242, 56th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3242, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3242, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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