John Patrick BOURKE

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BOURKE, John Patrick

Service Number:	885
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, February 1893
Home Town:	Busselton, Western Australia
Schooling:	State School
Occupation:	Locomotive Fireman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Augusta War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 885, Depot Battalion , Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 885, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 885, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 885, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per HMAT "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 885, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 885, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"..885 Private John Patrick Bourke, 32nd Battalion. A locomotive fireman from Busselton, Western Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Geelong on 18 November 1915 for Suez. His battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Pte Bourke was reported missing in action on 20 July 1916 after the Battle of Fromelles. Subsequently, he was determined to have been killed in action on that date. He was aged 23 years. Pte Bourke has no known grave and is commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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